Love in the Time of Crankiness

As a writer, blogger, Buddhist teacher, and self-employed person who depends on her web presence for all sorts of reasons, I have often heard this admonition: Ignore flamers. Don’t respond to anyone who wants to fight with you or challenge your position unless they are…

Alejandro: A Tinder Story

Everything on paper was wrong.

Dear Young Editor,

You stand in a place of false assumption if you believe that, when a writer writes, the reader is not kept in mind. An editor’s role is not to assume that the writer was oblivious of the reader, rather, it is to discover which reader the writer had in mind when creating the piece Knowing your audience and…

The Many Faced Men

A few days ago I was talking with a friend of mine; we were talking about everything and nothing at the same time. At one moment he received a call and suddenly his whole accent changed to a lofty way of speaking, his body language changed from casual to someone majestic.

Do You Need Coffee And Social Media In Church?

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither are your greatest accomplishments

People say they can recollect the proudest moments of their life in crystal clear detail. The birth of a child, their graduation day, the day of their first promotion, and even the first time they…

When It Is Good To Be Selfish…

I enjoy being selfish!! Checklist: hubby sorted, kids sorted, me ehh???