http://ripr.org en http://ripr.org/post/water <p></p><p>Have you noticed how a bit of travel can do so much to help us gain perspective on our lives? &nbsp;Stepping into another culture teaches us about our own, which all of a sudden appears in sharp contrast. &nbsp;Even traveling across the U.S. can help us view our day-to-day lives through a very different lens, where what was once routine and prosaic now seems much more profound. &nbsp;As we hear in this encore essay, Daniel Combs discovered this during his own travels, drip by drip. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:05:00 +0000 Frederick Reamer and Daniel Combs 7355 at http://ripr.org http://ripr.org/post/midlife-motherhood <p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Women over 40 come into motherhood in several different ways. What they share is a fierceness of spirit, perseverance and a host of other qualities. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:11:28 +0000 Frederick Reamer and Cyma Shapiro 7102 at http://ripr.org