Love & Wisdom

Bringing Light into Seattle’s Darker Days
Keep the gloom out and the coziness in
As the days get shorter and Seattle’s famous gray blanket settles in, it’s hard not to feel the urge to hibernate. The rain starts tapping at the windows, and staying inside in your comfiest clothes feels like the best option. But instead of letting the gloom win, what if we brought a little light into…

Ditch the Wait: Celebrate Your Body Now
Dress for the body you have
There’s an unspoken pressure to conform to society’s idealized body standards, leading many to say, “I’ll dress better when I have the body I want.” This mindset transforms our closets into holding cells for aspirations rather than reflections of who we are today…

Gym Journey
Chris Travis launched SSP to help others in the same situation he once found himself in
Chris travis remembers working 80 hours a week after starting a new job at Amazon’s Kindle division back in 2010. Not surprisingly, it took a toll on his health. He was eating poorly. He had developed a bad back, and wasn’t exercising…

Remote Vs. In Office: The Debate Heats Up
Workers want one thing, bosses another. Something must give.
Back in March 2020, I was in charge of our entire Seattle office. I enjoyed going downtown and interacting with about 20 colleagues every day. I liked the variety of lunch options, and yes, the occasional happy hour. The choices were limitless. I fed off the energy of the city…

Editor’s Note: So Common, Yet So Underappreciated
Most of us have been, are, or will be caregivers in our lifetimes
My mother’s voice was calm, even more measured than usual. “Your father’s breathing tube came off last night while he was sleeping,” she said over the phone from Portland. “I had to take him to the hospital. He’s doing fine.”
This was almost three decades ago, and I still vividly recall not being surprised that something had happened.

Publisher’s Note: Embrace The Magic Of A New Beginning
A fresh start is a mindset as much as anything
Equal parts terrifying and hopeful. That’s how it feels to embrace a completely new career after retiring from your first line of work. For most, retirement is often seen as the end of a professional chapter, a time to downshift, smell the roses, etc. But for those willing to embark on a second or even third act, it can catalyze complete and radical self-reinvention…

Retiring in Style
Setting yourself up for success seems daunting. It doesn’t have to be.
Editor’s note: The September-October issue of Seattle magazine, which is out the second week of September, focuses on finding meaning in aging. You can subscribe here. With pensions disappearing and Social Security precarious, saving for your own retirement is more crucial now than ever. Here are some considerations to set you up for retirement…
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