“Nelson Mandela once said, ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head. If you talk in his language, that goes to his heart. He was so right. When you make the effort to speak someone else’s language even if it’s just basic phrases here and there, you … More Languages Of Love

Yes, including you. Sorry! Alright, she didn’t say that. She actually said, “it seems like you have a big heart, and it is good you care about other people, but you can’t feel everyone else’s pain for them. You have to learn to change the channel in your brain when you have these thoughts rather … More My Therapist Said I Have To Care Less About You All,

I don’t even know where to start. I’d like to believe I am a very principled person. Honor, integrity, kindness, are all very important qualities I must exude. I feel a certain type of shame whenever I abandon these values, because I lose a part of myself that I want to be confident in. I … More I Have The Key to My Handcuffs and I Threw Them Away

I had a relatively good day yesterday. I biked to the bookstore, wrote on my blog, came home, ate dinner, watched a show, read my book—the usual components of a Sunday for me. I go on Instagram and I see that Tempe Barstool posted a video of sorority girls doing a Barbie dance with a … More Humanity is Doomed and I Am the Only One Who Can Fix it (?)

“Our public spaces are as profound as we allow them to be. They are our shared spaces and reflect what matters to us as a community and as individuals…At their greatest, our public spaces can nourish our well-being and help us see that we’re not alone as we try to make sense of our lives. … More Public Spaces (Privately Owned)

I rode the light rail last weekend to get to Phoenix for the World Refugee Day celebration. On my way there, I was reading House of Gucci, when somebody asked me, ‘what are you reading?’ and I explained the premise of the book to them. They asked the author’s name and then said they were … More Things That Connect that Feel Disconnected