May We Have Enough Self-Respect to Respect Others
Yesterday, I wrote about speaking up for a cause. But there’s one thing that I really want to emphasize. Be respectful. Do NOT use it as an excuse to attack and shame those who you consider to be in the wrong. I know that lots of people do it,...
May We Speak Up For Love Without Shame
Today, May 5th, is Children’s Day in Japan, a day to wish for their happiness and health. As such, I think it’s a great opportunity to speak up for the children of Gaza, who deserve to be healthy and happy, just as much as your children or mine. I...
May We Recognize Our Role in the World’s Toxicity
When a relationship is falling apart, it is never just one person’s fault. We would love to believe that it’s completely one sided. It’s so much easier to portray ourselves as the innocent victim or the righteous hero. But alas, the brutal truth is that 99% of the time,...
May We Break Out of Our Toxic Codependency Pt.2
In Part 1 yesterday, I detailed how I had asked my husband for a separation because I had recognized that we were in a toxic codependency. And lucky for me, my husband recognized it too. It was a very confusing time, to be honest. Here I was, mentally ready to start...
May We Break Out of Our Toxic Codependency Pt.1
During this Month of May, I wish to explore ways to help bring more unity to this sharply divided world. But you might be wondering, what makes me so qualified to offer any advice in regards to such a lofty goal? Isn’t that a bit much? What can one person do, really?!...
A Month Of Mays: May We Make Our Way Back to Wholeness
Well, I’ve neglected this blog for almost a whole year now, and BOY!! A lot has happened in that year, hasn’t it? Mind-boggling changes are coming at us left and right, and we’re bombarded with tragic stories and images from all over the world. I think we are all...
Here’s to the Fact That the World is Mad About You
“Here’s to the fact that world is mad about you. I want you to have it all.” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz These words feel different today, in a world that really seems to be going mad. People are so divided that even those...
Here’s to You Always Making Me Laugh
“Here’s to you always making me laugh” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz I recently started following a duo from Gaza called @omarherzshow on Instagram. Omar and Mohammad are teenage boys only a year older than my son. They have been displaced due to the...
I Toast You!
“I toast you!” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz Does time feel real to you? May is almost over, and this year’s A Month of Mays is coming to a close soon. Revisiting this challenge all month, I had many opportunities to recall memories from...
Go! Go! Go! You Can Have It All!
“Go! Go! Go! You can have it all!” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz I don’t remember what lead me to skip a line 6 years ago, but just before this verse is another line that says: “Go! Go! Go! Raise Your Glasses”. In a...