If you’re like me, you have chuckled at Charlotte Whitton’s quote: “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” But even though we may laugh at it, Read More
Year: 2015
A Happy Mother’s Day Note to My Amazing Mom
Dear Mom, I can’t begin to express how lucky I am to have you as my mom. I could list a million stories of our times together and lessons I learned from you. I could tell you how I wish we Read More
Darfur, Rape, and George Clooney
There’s a green hoodie sweatshirt hanging in my closet that says “Save Darfur.” I bought it a decade ago to draw attention to the genocide there. This was before South Sudan became an independent state–even before the United States named Read More
7 Ways to Nuture Your Friendships
As a kid, when February rolled around, I remember my mom buying me packaged Valentine’s Day cards to share with my classmates. We signed the cards, wedged them into envelopes and dropped them into a big decorated box. On Valentine’s Read More
2.5 Million Slaves in the World Today
Did you know there are more than 2.5 million slaves in the world today? They are the victims of human trafficking, a modern day form of slavery. And more than 2 million of these slaves are women and children, many Read More
New Year, New You – Draw your dreams into reality!
The New Year is here, so why not step into the “new you” that you’ve been dreaming about? Goals like getting in better shape or starting a business aren’t as difficult to achieve as you think. In fact, they’re only Read More