Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.
The soul-sucking activity of TV-watching feels better when it is done with other souls.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Families are ecosystems. Each life grows in response to the lives around it
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.