A couple weeks ago, I was riding my bike along the river when I noticed a word spelled out in rocks on the riverbank. The rock-spelled word was laid out such that a person standing on the opposite bank could read it. It reminded me of the giant messages beachgoers…

Or, How A-Decade-Old YouTube Video Can Teach Us All A Tough But Valuable Lesson — Fellow Millennials (*maybe* some Gen Z-ers now that he’s making a comeback) will remember the circa 2010 “Marcel the Shell” YouTube video — that was popular before YouTube was YouTube — that features a tiny conch-like seashell with a glued-on googley eye and tiny plastic shoes shuffling around the floors…

But that we also need for survival — What if “what’s in it for you” is simply the beautiful reciprocity that there is also something in it for me? In discussing a collaboration opportunity with a potential business partner one time, the question, “What’s in it for me?” was thrown onto the table. Thrown. Yes.

how to spot it & what to do — At work, I sit down to reply to an email. They are asking for my creative input. “What do you think?” they say. “Could you write something for this?” they say. I squeeze out a few words. Backspace. Try again. Delete. Re-type. Still doesn’t sound right. I go back to…

When you’re in the throws of an unhealthy relationship with food, your body & exercise, all movement is just about calorie burn. And all food is just about calories. And all bodies are just about size. Anything that does not (in your mind) directly contribute to your goal of getting smaller, leaner, thinner — is hardly useful. For years, I missed out on morning walks, evening walks, walks with friends, walks with…

I just needed a new pair of shorts & all I got was lowered self-esteem — It was Saturday morning. We were at the local outlet mall. And I was about to try and make friends with my body, again. I am a 5 foot 2, curvy, 25 year old white female. It’s summer. And I need a pair of jean shorts. That’s all. Coincidentally, my…

It’s hard to see when you’re white, but it’s still real. — I remember when a friend of mine got glasses for the first time in elementary school. She came back to school and said, “I didn’t know everyone was actually seeing the individual leaves on the trees!”