It has been a full year now since I began the act of intentionally setting aside each morning to practice a spiritual discipline. What felt most comfortable for me was meditation, silence, and contemplation.…

Just over a year ago, I found myself volunteering with The Women’s March in Chicago. Another woman and I were in charge of directing foot traffic from one of the “L” stops downtown. Basically,…

It wasn’t until this afternoon, sometime while reading another opinion article on Aziz, that I felt something inside me spark and fade. A memory resurrected from the grave, I felt its presence lurking somewhere…

Some moons ago, I encountered a moment I believe we are all familiar with, especially in the age of social media. I found myself staring at a post and comment that was, in my…

It is the 31st of December and I wonder how many others, like me, find themselves in front of a screen. The year 2017 has been a year. It has been filled and emptied;…

For anyone that has followed the sexual assault allegations against the many, many men lately, it feels overwhelming. It has made me wonder how many remain in the shadows because they do not hold…

Am I on repeat here? Is this thing on? Gun violence deaths are, from what I’m seeing, a monthly occurrence. If you live in a major city, yes, it might be a daily occurrence.…

“Hope empties our hands in order that we may work with them. It shows us that we have something to work for, and teaches us how to work for it.” – Thomas Merton I’ve…

George Bernard Shaw, Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Nader, and Joan of Arc. These are all the people my EnneaThought of the day recommended that I reflect on and think about what they “model” for me.…