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 …
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? …
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 Serving is difficult in practice and mentality. Not because doing …
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 …
Sweet, Addictive Anger
We’ve all been getting high off anger, and now we’re addicted. The outrage, the rush, the soaring thrill of it all. Repeated so many times a day on social media. …
Leaning Into the Gray
I’ve decided to go gray. Accept this turn of life. Stop hiding it. Stop coloring my hair. Even stop reveling in looking 10 years younger than I am. Who the …
Don’t Be Scared of the Life Inside You
People wonder why we hit the stopwatch and lift barbells and run and do those stupid burpees. (And they are stupid, even if they are effective.) I wonder that sometimes, …
You Can’t Change the Truth
“You can’t change the truth.” Marianne Williamson spoke those words to me from her book, “A Return to Love.” (Well, she didn’t speak them to me in my bedroom. I …