Mine are: Use your strength to serve others — I have quarantine fatigue. It seems a luxurious problem to have during this pandemic. Perhaps it is. But the relentless dailiness of my life has become an endless haze of work and meals and chores. …

And why we need to do this more than ever — We’ve long known that relationships are essential to overall well-being and happiness. So while we obey guidelines and shelter in place, we need to commit more than ever to social connection. Social distancing does not have to mean social disconnection. We can use this time to reach out to those we’ve missed during the hectic pace of our daily…

Welcome to Khadijah’s Love Café — Khadijah is busily cooking dinners for what she hopes will be almost 20 people. She has carefully set up sterno trays along her dining room table. She is preparing turkey wings, parmesan encrusted salmon, fried fish, beef short ribs, baked macaroni and cheese, and collard greens, just to name a…

That I think can help you too — I never expected that I’d be publishing a book let alone offering anyone writing tips. It was difficult enough just living with a heightened sensitivity to the emotional lives of others. …

That will protect your time — not give you something else to do — There are unique slights and stressors that come with the awesome responsibility of being a teacher that can sap your energy and lead to burnout. But the truth is all professions are fraught with difficulties. As Mark Manson writes, “Everything sucks, some of the time. What unpleasant experiences are you…

From a closet dreamer who has only just begun to dream — He says there are no accidents. He says the universe is always speaking to us, and all we need to do it listen. I am very practical. I can find a reason to explain away all of the coincidences that he thinks are the voice of the universe. Maybe you…

And she hopes her story will help — If you had Maria as your server or bartender, you might envy her bright eyes, pretty face, and confident stance. She is twenty-nine years old and very slight, but her vibrancy and enthusiasm defy her tiny stature. Yet there’s so much more to Maria, more than you would ever imagine…

It’s not what you think — In so many classrooms, there lives a teacher who with every subtle move and phrase, exudes compassion, respect, and a love of learning. In these classrooms, the teacher gently guides students as they engage in the important work which will lead them to becoming the best version of themselves. It…

Teachers need a better story — and it includes students — Many teachers begin their careers with visions of themselves as Robin Williams reciting Walt Whitman in Dead Poet’s Society while standing on a desk. At the end of their careers, they may imagine themselves as Richard Dreyfus in Mr. …