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I sometimes wish that the English language accommodated the ornate specificity of German compound words or the poetic ability of a single Japanese word…

I’m a recovering Resist-and-Persist Writer. It’s an affliction that strikes many creatives – this need to simultaneously satisfy and squelch our Urge to Art….

After running a popular and anonymous blog about observations on race, culture, immigration, and class. Nigerian born Ifemelu leaves America to return to her…

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As I develop a new meditation circle called Manifesting Miracles, the little voice in my heart keeps repeating, not everyone knows what a Miracle…

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver, poet   What do you…

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When it comes to entertaining, we could all learn a thing or two from the French. They produce of some of the most beautiful…

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“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” ~~Henry David Thoreau Spider monkeys, bananas trees, butterflies,…

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“Really? You drink Scotch?” I’ve often surprised people when they discover that not only do I enjoy Scotch, but I prefer it neat. It…

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I close my eyes and imagine myself as a seven year old girl, running barefoot through the backyard grass, my movement a joy. Pausing…

I have a dream to own a business. I’m working on this dream now, and while it’s exciting, I’d be lying if I said…

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Without notice, my grandmother moved two states away to help attend to the proper care and recovery of my grandfather. Much to our surprise,…

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When I approached the 3-month mark with my twins, a period of time that characterized a reasonable maternity leave, it symbolized that I should…

As a creature of habit, a proponent of ritual, and someone with mild OCD tendencies, I’m obsessed with routines. There’s loads of research linking…

It’s nearly that time of year in the south when a glass of iced tea becomes a daily requirement. Here are 3 recipes to…

We take vacations to escape the discomforts of life: of an office chair or a suffocating schedule. We crave crisp white linens, crystal blue…

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them…

A couple weeks ago, I stepped away from my laptop, put my phone on airplane mode and walked into the National Portrait Gallery by…

I close my eyes and imagine myself as a seven year old girl, running barefoot through the backyard grass, my movement a joy. Pausing…

A “Renaissance Man” is a colloquial term for a well-rounded gentleman; one with developed skills in academics and a multitude of other areas. The…

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Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home. The cold winter months leave our beauty regimens yearning for a fresh take, making spring the ideal…

The dread of planning and preparing a meal for a group of friends should never keep you from entertaining. By following an outline, it…

When did I become qualified to give career advice, especially to my family? Each time one of my siblings asks for my insight on…

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I recently had a dear friend come to me for advice, because she was feeling bogged down by the weight of her everyday routine….

There’s one day a year when we lose all our inhibitions – we drink, we gamble, and we wear ridiculously big hats. You’ve guessed…

As a yoga instructor, I have come to love my breath. When I was an endurance athlete, I understood the importance of the respiratory…

If you are community-minded, it’s energizing to get involved with a project or nonprofit and use your abilities to successfully reach the organization’s goals….

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There is something very exciting about building or renovating your own home. My boyfriend, Josh, and I were thrilled the day we drove our…

I’m what you’d call a jetsetter. For the past three years, I’ve been based in Seattle with a musician boyfriend in Montreal. The reasons…

One of my favorite and earliest cooking memories is of baking a cake with my grandmother. My little sister was bouncing around our feet,…

My family and I are fortunate enough to live near a large reservoir. No one is allowed to swim in it, but we are…

It was girls’ night, and I was the first to arrive at our favorite cozy, dimly-lit bar (Beecher’s, of course)…which gave me more time…

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Kathrine Switzer began running at a time when “cool girls looked great all the time; they did not run.” In fact, commonly accepted myths…

It’s funny how you can walk past a thing hundreds of times but not really see it. Last week I admired—for the umpteenth time—the…

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On the day I left to study abroad for a semester in Cork, Ireland, my uncle said to me, “Do things there that you…

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“Do not leave the arena to fools.” –Toni Cade Bambara What a beautiful thought. And a powerful message. To not just participate in the…

The last period bell shatters my eardrums as my sixth graders file out the door, and I begin to feel a heaviness settle in…

I love how birthdays are celebrated in the workplace here in Germany. Every single person in the office, even the ones you don’t see…

Once upon a time, I was the girl who hated group projects. I believed that if I wanted something done right, I should do…

“Is anybody hurt?” I had a yoga teacher in college who started every 8:00 a.m. class with this question. Students were hesitant to respond,…

Have you ever seen a status update or tweet and thought, I can’t believe someone would share that online? As a communication studies doctoral…

It happens every time. The inexplicable pull towards the top of a waterfall, a white pillar becoming layers and lines that explode into droplets….

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to scour antique shops and flea markets in search of one-of-a-kind vintage pieces. So when…

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When I started working for myself, I said yes to everything―every client, every project, every time I was asked to cut my rate. I…

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“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” – Sylvia Plath Recently, I have been struggling with self-doubt, which plays a tug-of-war game with the…

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Even in my active pursuit to cherish life, I still get annoyed when I can’t find a parking spot, defensive when someone offers me…

Monkey mind. That relentless chatter that fills your head when you’re snug in bed and all you want to do is sleep. Yet, all…

Early last week my husband, Bear, and I received a phone call from our friend Oma inviting us to help pick her bumper crop…

The first time I opened the heavy white doors to the courthouse, I was terrified. The January air was cold and thin and every…

These tacos impress in name and with their contrast of bold flavors and textures, but they taste like they require much more effort than…

“I want to run a nonprofit someday.” I spoke these words with confidence every day my senior year of college, when family, friends, and…

Mornings have always been fraught for me. I have distinct memories of my dad being my “alarm clock,” clambering into my sister’s and my…

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Because I teach a class about communication technology and also research it for a living, I have an excuse to be connected. But my…

Time is energy. Often when I tell others that I don’t have time for something, what I really mean is that I don’t have…

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It was August 2013 when I decided to move to the big city and start a wedding photography business. I was so excited to…

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For those who thrive on flux, flow, and fluidity. Welcome to the new Renaissance. Renaissance means literally “rebirth,” or reexamination. We typically associate it…

As the steam began to rise, I stepped into the shower—my phone radio as loud as it would go. The minute the water hit…

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In October 2011, Occupy Wall Street was going gangbusters – and so was my business. But while the protesters were filled with passion and…

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