Dear Anxiety: Let’s Break Up

No one wakes up in the morning and begins planning how to be more stressed, anxious or unhappy. I’m fairly certain of this. Why? Because we were created with the innate desire for peace, joy, and tranquility. Nevertheless, panic anxiety continues to be the...
Wordmistress Has Seen Enough

Wordmistress Has Seen Enough

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it. American writer, Carl Sandburg. In her earnest efforts to eradicate verbal tics and minister to the conversationally challenged, Wordmistress must ever be a model of discretion....

Love Note to Moms

Dear moms: I see you. You with the children and the schedule and the sleeplessness and the shopping and the schooling. There you are, a little frazzled and breathless, full bag of baby necessities on one shoulder, baby on the other, bent over to shepherd the toddler...

The You You Were Meant to Be

In our family, discussion of the personal angst of the Disney princesses comes up occasionally: Why is my reflection someone I don’t know? Somehow I cannot hide who I am, though I’ve tried! If I were truly to be myself, I would break my family’s heart! Don’t get...