Clarity is the purpose of grammar. There is a purpose to grammar. There are reasons for the rules. And if there are reasons for the rules, then there are also …
Shared Effort
We tried doing a holiday without being too “holiday.” It was just the two of us (my younger son and me) for Thanksgiving, so instead of cooking at home, we …
There’s a Better Option Than Hiding in the Bathroom
It’s the holidays. Families gather. Everyone smiles, for a while. Then, often, old hurts or patterns emerge. You find yourself thinking, “Why am I even here?” But you know what? …
Career Guidance?
I can’t remember my parents ever telling me to study something at college that would pay the bills. Maybe I blocked it out. Maybe they spent hours lecturing me and …
Go Ahead and Admit You Failed
Say it out loud: I failed. It’s not such a bad thing. I failed. I failed. I failed. Failure alone doesn’t make you a bad person. Failure alone doesn’t make …
Nope. No More.
“You like those beans?” I was in the coffee shop, tucking my newly purchased bag of coffee beans into my backpack, and putting my laptop onto the counter so I …
The Importance of Speaking Clearly
I had a lisp until I was about eight years old. Baseball was baathball. Cats were catths. You know the rest. Words didn’t come out right. In the second grade, …
Stop Fighting the Moment
Pain is teaching you a lesson. Listen. Your tears are telling you that you care. Hear. Your anger is revealing your fear to you. See. Stop fighting the moment. Sink …
It’s Okay to Take Care of Yourself
“It is our humility, our desire to be of service, that makes us stars. Not our arrogance.” – Marianne Williamson [Tweet “Serving is difficult in practice and mentality.”] Not because …
Don’t Confront Me With My Failures
“Don’t confront me with my failures. I have not forgotten them.” Jackson Browne sang that years ago in “These Days” and it kills me every time I get to that …