Me, Too: The Day my Parents Killed the Pedophile
With the #metoo campaign to shed a light on sexual harassment and sexual attack, a lot of survivors are telling their stories. I know it grieves my elderly mom that I talk about it and…
The Conflict Between Motherhood and Career…Still
We don’t talk about this on Mother’s Day, but there has long been and continues to be–even in these supposedly enlightened and modern times–a conflict between motherhood and career, and there doesn’t have to be. …
Making Peace When You’ve Done No Wrong
She is an elder in my spiritual community, and every now and then, she looks right through me and tells me things I need to hear, whether I want to hear them or not. A…
Choosing between Professional Goals and Personal Goals
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book of business advice for millennials, How to Be a Badass Cubicle Dweller. And bam! Just like that, I laid to rest the professional goal I’d…
Gossip: How Christians Can Go to Hell
“I would never say that,” I murmured, voice trembling, to the other girl’s teacher. The woman bent down, peering into my face. If she’d been my homeroom teacher or if I’d ever had a class…
Why the Bullying Pattern in My Life Re-Surfaced
Why? I kept asking. Why, why, why? Though in the beginning, the question wasn’t Why? but Who? I was trusting the wrong person, taking his word for everything because of his position, and because…
Anti-Bullying: Why I Dyed My Hair Purple
I dyed my hair purple last week. Professional salon job. It was time for a cut and color, long past because I can almost never schedule two afternoon hours off from work during the week…
What Would You Do with a Second Chance?
What would you do with a second chance? Would you squander it? Would you change your life? Would you promise to start over and then lapse back into old habits? We think, most often, of…
When I Don’t Know How to Have a Champion
In my whole life, I’ve had about as many champions as I can count on one hand. The women who have stood up for me over the long-term have been more second mothers than champions,…
Overshoot Your Goals. Always.
According to the Norman Vincent Peale quote, “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” The point is, if you have goals, you stand a chance of getting farther in…
