I’ve spent the majority of my life working towards that magical point in time where all of my ducks would inevitably fall into a row. You know the point I’m talking about – the one at which I’m working my dream job, dating my dream person, living in my dream city and pulling in my
When David César swore to love his wife “in sickness and in health, ’til death do us part” on their wedding day, he never imagined how severely those vows would be tested. Not long after they were married, his wife suffered a catastrophic medical crisis, leaving her trapped in a vegetative state. David never left
On the days when it feels like you will never get through this season, this period, this transition — please remember all of the mountains you have scaled before. Please remember all of the nights you spent convinced that the anxiety wouldn’t leave, that you’d never move beyond where you were in that very moment. Whether
“’I got saved by the beauty of the world,’ she said to me. And the beauty of the world was honored in the devotion of her attention. Nothing less than the beauty of the world has become more present, more redemptive, for more of us in the encounter with her poetry.” ~Krista Tippett, on interviewing
Cameron Diaz was known as Hollywood’s golden girl, but after her breakup with Justin Timberlake and a life-changing event, she took a different path and disappeared from the public eye. Some critics speculated her disappearance had to do with her “shelf life” and getting pushed out of Hollywood for younger, fresher actresses, like Jennifer Lawrence.
Healing is not a one-time event. You recognize that familiar, dull feeling in your gut—as though something is wrong, though you can’t quite pinpoint what. You start to take inventory of your life. You recount your job, your salary, your friends, what so-and-so from such-and-such time in your life would think of you now, your
“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, personal and family history, belief systems, and often also political, nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.” ~Eckhart TolleGrowing up in a patriarchal and
*Featured image contains photo by Olha Ruskykh and Greta Hoffman We usually associate Reddit forums with sanctums of drama and sadness, a big part of it being regret. (The topic remains one of my toughest pieces to write.) Well, prepare to seriously rethink that. The Reddit Post That Ignites a Wild Ride Photo by Brett
If you’re like most people, there will probably come a time in your life when you are faced with the realization that the things you once wanted in the past are not the things you want for the future, and this isn’t a comfortable thing to accept. The truth is that we all exist under
“Your voice is the most potent magic in existence.” ~Michael Bassey Johnson In a noisy, crowded world, in a culture that promotes service to others and putting others’ needs before our own, how do we find the courage to share our own voice? I’ll admit, I’m still navigating this journey. There are times when a
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