Ode to the Skinny Girl

Lately I keep seeing posts on Facebook and Instagram with photos of plump women as an example of what a real woman should look like, somehow trying to shun all the skinny girls into understanding how inadequate they are. In a country where obesity is the cause of most diseases and we’re…

The Courage To Be You

Maybe you’re the oddball, the one who looks like no one, acts like no one, the one who’s just different. The paradox is…

Lazy Love

Remember the time you met? That moment when everything started, when you felt butterflies in your stomach every time he/she walked in the room. You’d wake up smiling and look forward to seeing them, hope for a good morning text message or some random text during the day that just reminded you they were…

A Matter of Circumstance

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” — Nido Qubein

On the path to success, sometimes we look at our circumstances and let them decide what we can or cannot do or when we can or cannot do…

Do Your Friends Make You Better?

“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.” — Plutarch

Friends are probably one of the most valuable things we have in this life. It’s just like a part of your heart lives in another…

Tales of Wisdom From the Birthday Girl

The more sorrow you carve out of your life, the more you make room for joy (Khalil Gibran)

Do your stories match?

People who are part of the same story, who live the same events often have slightly different recollections of what actually happened, but the essence of the story remains the same, the main events match, even if the details have a personalized perspective. Successful couples are like…

Together alone

Imagine being part of a great relationship, looking at the person next to you and realizing that you need to look no further. Then…

Lying in a Social Media Infused World

This has happened to me a few times in the past month so I decided it’s worth a post. People telling me they’re not feeling well or they’re working therefore they can’t meet up and later in the day checking in on Facebook or posting photos with geolocation from…