How Did Mother Teresa Contradict Herself? And What Did It Teach Me?
Where do you fall on the Mother Teresa fan-spectrum? Love her? Indifferent to her? Admire her work but have a problem with the institution with which she was aligned? From my quick scan of Wikipedia extensive research on the topic of Mother Teresa’s life, I am...
Is There Any Addiction Less Sexy Than This One?
For those of you who are already up in arms because I put the words “sexy” and “addiction” in one sentence, hear me out. Addiction is not sexy. I know this. But in our wacky modern culture, particularly the materialist, consumerist portion of...
What a Mormon Woman Taught Me About Truth and Clothing
How do you respond when someone tells you how to dress? Like most people, I’m resistant to the idea. It reminds me of being five years old and being told to dress up for a party. Or being in seventh grade and having to wear the dreaded gym uniform. (Mine was a...
What the Grasshopper Has to Teach Us About Shame and Rebirth
Have you ever been misunderstood? Have you ever had someone not get you at all? Have you ever been snubbed or judged unfairly? The grasshopper knows your pain. While some insects get all the glory (cough**butterflies**cough), others are forever shunned from the Insect...
Why I Changed My Name to Z
How do you feel about your name? Do you absolutely love it? Do you jump out of bed every morning because if someone asks you what your name is, you get to say, “My name is [insert awesome name here]?” No? It’s not like that? Perhaps you’re ho...