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11 Magical Things That Turn Grown Adults Into Delightful Children

11 Magical Things That Turn Grown Adults Into Delightful Children

Adulthood may come with bills, responsibilities, and increasingly opinionated knees, but wonder never disappears. These simple pleasures remind us that we’re never too old to play, explore, and become completely delighted by something wonderfully pointless.

Dorothy Took a Detour

Dorothy Took a Detour

Well... Dorothy Travel's Instagram account lasted exactly one day. Twenty-four hours after it launched, Instagram shut it down because, apparently, our very first travel post looked suspiciously like adult content. I wish I were kidding. Somewhere, an algorithm looked at a story about travel and thought, "

Mid-Chapter Rewrite: Small Acts of Courage

Reinvention & New Chapters

Mid-Chapter Rewrite: Small Acts of Courage

You don't need fireworks to change. This piece urges a mid-chapter rewrite: small, mundane acts — moving a chair, cancelling a committee, taking a class — that add up to real courage and a truer life. No parade; just pick up the pen and write now.

Starting Over Isn’t the End of the Story

Starting Over Isn’t the End of the Story

Starting over rarely looks glamorous. Inspired by Dorothy from The Golden Girls, this essay explores how travel helps people rebuild community, rediscover themselves, and find beauty, connection, and purpose after life changes.