People talk all the time about how the media influences the way we view our bodies, but just as strongly and pointedly, it influences how we view friendship. As pop culture would have it, we’re supposed to have a posse, and we’re told that every good story has a...
It’s not happiness. It’s not enjoyment. It’s BLISS. Just reading the word is an experience itself, loaded with thoughts and feelings you sense more than see.I wonder if people centuries ago were as concerned with “bliss” as we are today...
I have many character strengths. Coping with loss is not one of them. Whether it’s a stitch in time or a relationship gone sour, I’ve never fully come to terms with the “right” way to deal with loss. Maybe it’s the eternal pragmatic positivist in me or maybe it’s the...
Those freakin’ Girl Scouts. They know just how to get you. And no, I’m not talking about Thin Mints. I am maybe one of the biggest girl’s girls you’ll ever find. I live for uplifting other women, and forming sisterly bonds is a sacred act to me. I had the kind of 48...
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