In July, we’re repeating a family trip to Prince Edward Island on the east coast of Canada. The boys will golf, and the girls will pick a new beach each day, and although they’ll claim to have enough Anne of Green Gables memorabilia, they’ll end up buying a book or two. I wonder if we are unique in revisiting of the same vacation spot, but it turns out that there are psychological and sociological reasons why so many people choose familiarity over new adventures: Comfort and

My plans to attend the Waterloo Hunt Horse Show were thwarted when I had to take care of a time-sensitive but non-serious medical issue. From the sidelines I contemplated thirty days of (stall) rest and a welcome break from horse show nerves and anxiety. However, I experienced something different. FOMO, “Fear of Missing Out”, nagged at my naptimes and tugged at my heart. Mid-way through the weekend I couldn’t take it anymore. I made a sandwich, popped five-month-old Tedd

The last week of our recent trip to Greece included a yoga retreat at the beautiful Aegialis Hotel and Spa. My yoga skills amount to laying in savasana in a semi-sleep state. However, I felt compelled to exert myself because I was surrounded by my sister, Cindy, and thirty-seven other yogis. I found everyone helpful and Cindy anxious that I did not embarrass her. Specialists in Movement Method, instructors Kate Gillespie and her online partner in this discipline, Matt Phippe

My sister chose well in asking me to accompany her to Greece. Did she know that in choosing a travel companion, you look for many of the same characteristics we seek in selecting a successful pasture mate for our horses? Horses Cindy and me Compatible personalities Cindy's quietness buffered my loudness Matching energy levels She walked briskly; I kept up by running Similar dietary needs We both enjoyed gelato and Mythos beer A harmonious herd prevents bullying and injuries