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We’re To Do This “Above All Else”
If you were to walk into my apartment building, you’d probably be stopped at the entrance. A security guard would check your “gate pass”—a notification on an app that deems you’re pre-approved to enter the building. If you don’t have the gate pass, the security guy will take your name and the apartment number you ...
Marriage Ain’t About You
A couple of days ago, my husband and I celebrated our 19th anniversary in a rather “special” way. I use inverted commas around the word ‘special’ to convey semi-sarcasm.
We’ve always done something special (no inverted commas) for our anniversary. Even when the kids were screeching, red-faced hatchlings, thanks to indulgent grandparents offering to babysit, we ...
Your Plans May Crumble, But…
Have you ever had one of those weeks where absolutely nothing goes according to plan? If you’re a living, breathing human, there’s a high likelihood that your schedule has been fed through the shredder on multiple occasions.
As I write this little blog post, I’m sitting under the canopy of a magnificent Banyan tree about four ...
Why Risking Vulnerability is Worth It
A couple of weeks ago, I had the joy of attending my college reunion. It has been 25 years since we, the class of ’99, graduated from our programs. We were thrilled to see each other again. There were warm hugs, choruses of “hiiiii’s,” high-pitched screeches of excitement, and giggles like we were back in ...
Your Regrets Are Not Irredeemable
Earlier this week, a record played in my ear. A record of my regrets. Some of them were of the ‘silly’ variety. Some were more serious.
I regretted that I wasn't more disciplined with my diet before my 25th college reunion this weekend.
I regretted that I had yelled at my teenage daughter for “disrespecting” me when ...
To My Fellow Mamas Of Teenagers
We’re in the thick of it. The thick of what, you ask? Raising teens, that’s what. The husband and I are the proud parents of a 16-year-old boy and an almost 15-year-old girl. So, as I said, we’re in the middle of those supposedly rebellious, angsty, door-slamming, defiant, hell-raising teen years.
But here’s what we’ve been discovering: the ...
What a Google Review Revealed About My Worth
A few weeks ago, I’d taken my daughter out for lunch at a fancy-ish restaurant. After we polished off our Korean fried chicken and our delicious mango mocktails, I asked the server for our bill. I was all set to leave him a generous tip when he asked me to write a Google review for ...
No Checking Necessary
I’m part of the 'check-before-you-call-someone' generation. We're the species that prefers text messages to phone calls. We opt to leave voice mails that don’t intrude on others’ time rather than “bother” them with a conversation in real-time.
When we have no choice but to use our phones to make an actual phone call, we are hesitant ...
How Can We Nurture Deeper Friendships?
There’s a meme making its rounds on Instagram that goes something like this:
“Do you know one of Jesus’ greatest miracles that no one ever talks about?
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He had 12 close friends in his 30s.”
Whoever came up with that joke struck some solid truth: as we get older, nurturing authentic friendships becomes more difficult than we’d ever ...
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