“I’m always the first to arrive and the last to leave,” he said. By society’s standards, he has it all: a couple of degrees, fancy acronyms behind his name, thriving business, happy clients.
“My identity (has been rooted in) being the hardest worker,” he admitted.
But, like everything in life, things change.
Read MoreWhile others swipe right and left on potential love interests, I scroll through pages of profiles that all look the same. No personality. No emojis. Outdated photos- or none at all. All written in 3rd person by narrators who seem to be doing PR for clients they’ve never met.
Read More“The things we take for granted... others are praying for.” Another sunrise. Another day. Another chance to…
Read MoreApparently, I’m not the only advocate for old school tactics. According to Yale researchers, taking notes by hand is better than taking notes on a laptop for long-term comprehension.
Read MoreI live with a keen awareness of what my life could have looked like: growing up in an institution or group home— as is the reality for 11% of the 443,000 children in foster care in the US.
Read MoreHumility and whole-heartedness— Wise mentors don’t take just anyone under their wing; they choose mentees able to carry the torch forward— farther and better.
Read MoreA flower doesn’t think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms. ~Anonymous
Mi gente, you are here to be you. Nobody else. Like Oscar Wilde said: “Be you. All the other roles are taken.”
Read MoreTo choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances is “the last of human freedoms.” The inevitable: good and bad happen. The choice: how we handle it. Basically life is like a ball game: There are spectators and players.
Read MoreThe beauty of problems? They awaken our curiosity and creativity. 🤓 The problem with problems? They awaken our curiosity and creativity. 🤦♀️ How to find meaning in the messy middle?!
Read MoreSocial change begins at a the level of individuals. It requires persistent, often unremarkable, acts of courage:
For girls, it’s saying no without offering a reason. For parents, it’s allowing boys to cry and girls to get angry…
Read MoreI think every day should be a red-velvet-cupcake-with-pink-hearts-just-because kinda day! 😘 Why wait for February 14th to be romantic?
If Sartre’s assertion is true, I’ve got to lay off the peanut butter. 🤔🤪 Like any self-respecting student in France’s philosophy-heavy institutions of higher education, I once spent a lot of time analyzing Simone de Beauvoir, Chomsky, Voltaire…
Read MoreThis year’s birthday reflexion is inspired by researcher Dr Ali Binazir. He asked, “What are the odds that you exist as you today?”
Read More“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” ~Anaïs Nin
Read MoreBigger is not always better. My tree is diminutive but holds a sea of significance. It is a humble 24 inches. Yet I strung the lights with the same care and artistry that my dad used to
Read MoreA little about Betty: she’s a vibrant, well-mannered woman with insatiable curiosity. After struggling to open one of those little bags of chips sealed as if to withstand a nuclear war, she looked at me and shrugged…
Read MoreJostled by customers rushing to get back to their work grind, an elderly couple waited patiently in line-- watching timidly, analyzing the order and pick-up process. In the fray of Panera’s lunchtime crowd, I overheard Betty…
Read MoreWhen you make a choice, you change the future. ~Deepak Chopra❤️On this day- a few years ago *ahem*, a young couple met their daughter for the first time.
Read MoreWhen we think we know something completely, life wakes us from complacency.
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