Today is my mom’s yahrzeit. To honor the day, I decorated the sideboard with the ceramic urn that our friend Robert made for her ashes, her favorite flower, an orchid, shale rocks from Ireland carved with symbols for love and...
Once upon a November, I was on a pre-Holiday season diet that excluded sugar and carbs for the entire month. However, I was allowing myself one cheat day on Thanksgiving Day, my Mother’s Super Bowl of entertaining. She was an...
“The masters of education hold in their hands the future of the world.” I spied this quote on a hallway ceiling in Los Angeles City Hall September 3, 2015.I went there to support the residents on Flores Street. They were...
I didn’t think about visiting Ireland when I was packing for my adventure in Jordan. Two bathing suits, a party dress, and old sneakers, that I anticipated throwing out after hiking in Wadi Musa, were all the essentials I thought...
Every day will teach us something if we are open to receiving the message. When I booked my June 11th one-way flight to Aqaba, Jordan, for the opening night party of Mama Gaia Beach Club, all I thought about was...
2am and my mind decided to end my sleep cycle. I struggled to return to a peaceful dream state, but as the minutes converted into hours, I gave up and shifted my anxiety from getting a good sleep to worrying...
