“Becoming a writer is about becoming conscious...
When you’re conscious and writing from a place of insight and simplicity and real caring about the truth, you have the ability to throw the lights on for your reader.”
- Anne Lamott
Your Survival Guide for the Election Season
Camping trips are my very favorite vacation. Being in nature with the simplicity of just the essentials — amazing food cooked over an open fire, laughter with friends and family, and technology-free activities — is, simply put, paradise. All campers know that to enjoy this kind of freedom you must also prepare a lot. It is imperative to have all of the necessary equipment to truly enjoy the experience. If you are cold, hungry, or ill-prepared for danger, it is not only unenjoyable but can be downright miserable.
How to Create Change in Your Life by Being More Fully Yourself
Back when I was an Obstetrics and Gynecology resident and new wife, I would return from a long work shift with my arm outstretched and my finger pointed. I pointed at all of the things that appeared out of place and messy in our small apartment as my husband greeted my exhausted body at the door. I had survived a sleep-deprived 48 hours of emergencies and chaos. I craved control over something, anything, and that something became my home environment.
7 Keys to Finding Your Voice
Silence = Violence. We have all read this on recent protest signs and in the writings of the leaders in the movement for justice and anti-racism. This statement has been a call for a new collective consciousness. Fighting racism requires expression. Justice requires voice. Staying silent in the face of injustice results in violence.
Who Are You and How Are You?
As we settle into what it means to stay-at-home, fluctuations in nearly every aspect of our lives have become commonplace. It feels like we all have been suddenly shoved onto a rollercoaster without a clear view of the exit.
Attentivism: Can a pandemic bring about a new “ism”?
In America, we learn about rugged individualism from a very early age. It isn’t something conscious, we just know at a cellular level that we are to think about ourselves first. We are taught to be resourceful, we learn to be self-reliant and we compete fiercely to get ahead.