Do you follow Meredith Masony of “That’s Inappropriate” Instagram/YouTube/Facebook fame? She’s also written a couple of books; I just bought the newest one entitled, “Ask Me What’s for Dinner One More Time” because I feel that title in my soul. In. My. Soul.  If you haven’t yet, go check her out! She’s funny and real and relatable and even if you don’t agree with something, she’s still awesome. In any event, recently someone tweeted to her that “This the type of woman who gets take out for her family at least three times a week instead of cooking. She is definitely not mom goals.” Meredith responded with grace and the…

Over the last few years, all over social media we have heard people post about “whiny people who are offended by everything,” There are so many opinions about how everyone should be a little tougher. A little more “man up” and a little less “words and actions hurt me.” This is often aimed at younger generations (which I no longer fall into). This narrative bothers me… a lot. Which led me to question “is it me?” Am I easily offended? Was I the one who needed a safe space? So I did some soul-searching; this was a many months long journey, and I came up with a resounding “yes.” It…

I was speaking with a friend last week about a fairly significant event in my life. One in which for the first time, I had come across a seemingly, genuinely bad person. Of course I knew that there were people who are awful, murderers, rapists, etc., I know that, but this was the first time in my life that I knew someone who was only kind to serve a later purpose, who would hurt anyone to further an agenda, someone who was the exact opposite of anybody I had ever met. This person was awful to everyone I loved, they were hurtful and spiteful and mean, but much of their wrath was focused on a friend of ours. He got it the worst. I didn’t see how bad it was for him for a while, and it took me far too…

In a world that desperately needs positivity, kindness and love, how do we do “our part?” What does it look like and how do we get started? These questions kind of haunt me. I work with truly brilliant people, not just intelligence-wise, which is true, but also brilliant in the way they change the community and make their mark in the world. No matter how much I long to make the world a better place, no matter the impact I want to make, that will never be my path. I’m a good helper and I love that in some small way I support their impact. Never has the question, “What…