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Being authentic and living fully and genuinely are all vital for my well-being. I feel events and situations deeply and often assign those emotions to my sense of self-acceptance. This is not always the [...]

Alack, alack! A plague has ruined the Montague and Capulet families, sworn enemies at the start — in the end to quarrel no more. My 9th graders are finishing reading Romeo and Juliet and [...]

Spring is tightly wound and about to unfurl. My lilac bush nearly bloomed without my notice. Within one month, spiral petals will spin; bees will hum among brown branches soon thick with broad leaves. [...]

Sometimes on lunchtime walks I just walk and other times I think of all the hours I’ve spent here — the proverbial “here” — a ball field, and memories made, friendships found in camaraderie, [...]

If you have suffered great losses and pain, have you noticed that seeing the world through a lens of grief means you can later observe joy and delight with greater ferocity? I don’t mean [...]

I'm excited to announce a Pre-Order of my new book, Sambal and Spice in Amsterdam. This story will be available for purchase now, and will launch on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Here's a brief [...]

On the power of loving in humility She brought me these leaves from her evening walk and arranged them, excitedly exclaiming, “Only the most colorful leaves for you, Mom!” Yet she brought home none [...]

Solitary swimmer: She cuts quiet blue waters with Hands Face Chest And stillness ripples outward from Her ample frame. Other mothers line poolside In pairs of chairs and conversation, Never entering the waters. She [...]

I’m facing a mindset shift now that I’m back in school, preparing for another year. My 6:00am alarm comes early and I just think about my summer — leisurely time on my cool, quiet [...]

The future is blurry — but it’s always been this way. A pandemic illuminates that difficult reality. I’m an optimist (sometimes deluded by my own ideals) and a starry-eyed dreamer, so what I share [...]