How My Best Friend and I Have Stayed Close for 25 Years
The first time I saw my best friend Sara, her wrist was in a cast covered in signatures. It was 1992, and we were in…
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Volunteering Felt Uncomfortable Until I Realized I Was Making This Mistake
Volunteering has long felt like something I should be doing, but I’ve sometimes struggled with exactly how to give back. As a teen, I volunteered…
4 Questions to Help You Find Your Travel Soulmate
It’s one-o’clock in the morning and I’m trudging up a steep cobblestone hill from our late-night meal. I’m cursing my falling-apart flip-flops, our early morning…
3 Ways to Plan a Creative 4th of July Celebration
Coming from a family with a strong love of holiday traditions, I’m more than mildly surprised that our Fourth of Julys vary so much from…
4 Ways to Use Your Summer Vacation to Spiritually Recharge
It’s vacation season! Whether you’re trekking a mountain trail or hightailing it to the beach, taking a trip is the perfect time to recharge spiritually.…
Life, Unfiltered: What I Learned From My Instagram-Free Vacation
Recently, I took time away from the busyness of life and spent the weekend with a small group of friends in a cozy hunting lodge…
6 Ways to Build Your Tribe in a New Place
The summer after college, I was living the new-grad dream. I had secured a job at a nonprofit in Dallas and was spending my summer…
How to Recover Gracefully From a Cultural Misstep
It’s not easy confessing a mistake or apologizing for an insult. It’s particularly difficult when you don’t speak the same language as the person you’ve…
Getting Over My FOMO, One Step at a Time
As an “extroverted introvert,” someone who naturally seeks out relationships and social interactions but also requires moderate amounts of alone time, I practically specialize in…
3 Tips for Nailing Summer Style in the Office
Summer is my favorite season for fashion. You don’t have to hide your style under a heavy coat or plan your footwear around a snowstorm,…
