Instant Gratification
I have a problem. It all began when I was 16 years old. My dad said I needed a credit card to “build my credit.” It made sense in my mind. However, it began a major shift in my process of consuming, earning, purchasing and generally getting the things I wanted in...
Nancy Gass Runs the NYC Marathon
QUESTION: What does it mean to you to be able to run the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon on the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s inaugural team? ANSWER: Where do I begin? This is literally a dream come true. I have been wanting to run this marathon...
Newsflash: She is Not the Lucky One
I read a shocking and heartbreaking article recently about the prevalence of suicide by military spouses. In one case, a woman expressed that she wished her husband had just died in combat on his deployment. Then she would be surrounded by support. Instead, her...
My Aha Minimalist Moment
Most people would probably hazard a guess that my aspiration for minimalism is a result of the sudden death of my soulmate and father of my children when I had just turned 32 years old. The date was August 3, 2014. Actually, August 2nd, because he died in...
Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.