Lessons From Being Published
This week I finally got published in The Buffalo News. A real article in a real newspaper. It had been a dream of mine to get my work published and [...]
Lessons for the holidays
I write this on the first night of Hanukkah. A holiday all about the triumph of the small over the mighty for the sake of goodness and vitality—light in the [...]
Lessons from Waiting
I’m very impatient. I don’t even like waiting to know what the weather is going to be. So, when I realized that I’m going to have to wait months to [...]
Choose happiness by choosing gratefulness
As all of you know, this week is thanksgiving. Every year, I find more and more things to be grateful for. This year, I firmly believe that gratefulness is a [...]
Lessons from the play
Everything just feels surreal. The play I’ve been looking forward to for months is finally over and I don’t know what to do about it. My feelings are muddled and [...]
A letter to my rejections
Sunday morning, I received yet another rejection letter from a literary magazine. I now officially have more rejections than acceptances. But I’m not a failure. Very few people ever are. [...]
Don’t beat yourself up
I hate driving. I hate the feeling of motion, having to decide every minuscule movement; it’s simply too much for my already over-anxious brain, and I knew that before I [...]
Lessons from Homecoming
Dance is the language of joy; it allows us to express our joy, or length from it, in a way that builds community and leaves a smile lingering on your [...]
You don’t have to be good at everything
Since I was five, dance has always been my least favorite kind of performance art. Something about the movement, the precision, and training just didn’t sit well in my heart. [...]
Being a human is high maintenance
Being a human is high maintenance. You have to put in a ton of effort in order to be happy and healthy. But, the effort is worth it. Trying is [...]
Sometimes a break doesn’t fix things
Sometimes a break doesn't fix things. I know it might sound crazy, but sometimes I feel like I just can’t be fixed. No matter how many walks I take I [...]
Put the Scale Away
I often tell myself that my body is the least important thing about me. My grave isn’t gonna say my height and weight; it’s gonna say how loved I was [...]