Sometimes I write about random things on my mind or in the news.
Never Let a Bad Year Go to Waste
2020 may take the prize for worse year in living memory, but let’s not let the experience go to waste.
Continue reading →The Season of Coming To
My dad loved Christmas, and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t just because it’s a Christian holiday. He was a Presbyterian minister and a kid at heart. Is there a more exciting holiday for Christian—and secular—kids than Christmas? I believe Dad … Continue reading →
Is Resilience Overrated?
In the June 2 post I quoted the definition of resilience from a Psychology Today article as “the psychological quality that allows some people to be knocked down by the adversities of life and come back at least as strong … Continue reading →
Do You Know Your Soul’s Value?
Enjoy this sneak peek of my latest book, The Value of Your Soul: Rumi Verse for Life’s Annoying Moments. Annoyance When you volunteer to plant trees but end up mucking out chicken coops. Translation Plans change. Rumi Verse Inside each … Continue reading →
Thrive on Purpose
This past week the world lost a great artist and role model to cancer. The actor Chadwick Boseman had portrayed in film and television many significant Black figures of our time who broke molds, including the athlete Jackie Robinson (first … Continue reading →
When I’m Elected Benevolent Dictator of the Universe
If everyone has a fair chance at education, you ask, who’s going to do the menial, yet necessary, jobs? Teenagers, of course! (Think character and skills building.)
Continue reading →Still Fighting the American Civil War
Here in the DC region and neighboring states, we’ve been commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War for the past four years. Within a 150-mile radius lie several notable sites: Harpers Ferry, where John Brown stormed the federal armory 2 … Continue reading →
Binge Watching: It’s Not Just for TV Addicts Anymore
“What time do you call this?” my husband asked when I crawled into bed at 12:30 AM. I tried to be as quiet as possible, to not wake him. Having to report to work by 7 AM, he gets ugly … Continue reading →
Daylight Losing Time
When I’m elected Benevolent Dictator of the Universe, my first official act will be to abolish daylight saving time. To appease all you morning-haters moaning about the sun waking you up too early, as goodwill gesture, I would distribute eyeshades … Continue reading →
We are More Charlie Hebdo Than We Realize
Ever since earning a master’s in journalism in 1994, I’ve struggled with whether hate speech is—or should be—protected under the First Amendment. For me, protection of hate speech has never been so black and white as it seems to be … Continue reading →