Agony and delight: Life is made of contrasts. Contrasts that live beside and inside each other and refuse to get neatly digested....
Staging a house for sale brings unnatural perfection. It's an annoying process, but we often "stage" ourselves to fit society's expectations, as Melissa Febos explains in her book "Girlhood"....
I love memoirs because lifting the veil of a person's facade to find the true and often uncomfortable story of their life adds poignancy to a narrative. Here are four memoirs worth reading....
Writing comes with a hefty side of frustration. Rejections, shaky path to publication, self-doubt...
My word for 2021 is CONVICTION. I have chosen to believe firmly on the things I do. I have realized that it's not selfish to honor who you are, and the unique gifts you can bring to the world....
Everything worthwhile that I have achieved has required hard labor, but often the hardest things are the ones that bear the sweetest fruit....
I believe Mom and I had so much conflict because we were so alike. Just as I inherited some of her flaws, I embodied some of her best qualities....
We crave perfection, and being seen as good, but none of us is always good or does everything perfectly....
Writing is like climbing a mountain, as any artistic expression, but we only have one life and one voice. The world needs to hear yours....
The first thing we let go of when we fall into a mood slump, is what helps us feel better. But it's important to keep doing what nourishes your soul....
