It’s funny, sometimes, the things we remember, snapshot moments that retain their clarity even as all else becomes fuzzy with time. I remember sitting in Mr. Hollis’s social studies class as the secretary announced over the loudspeaker that President Reagan had been shot. I remember checking my email before going…

It’s 1999. People are freaking out because computer systems have been designed to record the year based on its last two digits, and once the year 2000 rolls around, the world’s banking systems are going to collapse and civilization will end. It’s January 1st, 2000. The banks kept on banking…

Imposter Syndrome is the result of placing too much weight on a perceived distance between where you are and where you think you “should” be. I speak in terms of distance because I like to think of Life as a journey of exploration and growth. While having ambition and wanting…

At its best, Progressivism is visionary. It inspires us to look beyond what has been and reach for new ideas of what else might be possible. At its best, Conservatism values what has been. It cherishes the strength of what has been built, brick by brick, by countless generations. …

Sometimes the problems of the world seem overwhelming. If I think about them too much, all I want to do is curl up in a ball, rock back and forth, and loudly hum random songs to myself to block it all out. Not terribly efficient, that. :P Instead, I think…

I have some friends who are honestly and sincerely confused about why #AllLivesMatter is considered “racist.” The truth is that all lives do matter. Each life is a sacred gift deserving of love and respect. The problem isn’t the phrase. It’s the context. Imagine I’ve just lost someone I loved…

He was furious. I can’t even remember what I’d said to set him off, but my husband was NOT happy. I do remember being startled, then defensive at his reaction. I tried to tell him that I hadn’t done what he accused me of, but the more I tried to…

I know a lot of people who struggle to reconcile the philosophy that they should “think positive” and “you are what you think, so focus on things that make you feel good” with the fact that we are surrounded by so much evidence that all is NOT right with our…

Do you ever want something really, really badly, like more money, love, or success, but you tighten up whenever you think about it? Does it feel like something inside you is preventing you from getting it? …