It’s 1am, and I can’t sleep. My heart is heavy and my mind is full of unpleasantness. I shouldn’t be feeling like this. I’ve spent the past few days having a great time with people I love. But still, seeing the Instagram stories from dozens of friends who are hanging out at something I wasn’t …
Lately I’ve been re-listening to “Human” – the 2008 song by The Killers. Listen to the audible version of this post at: God in Sixty Seconds This song was voted Best Song of 2008 by readers of Rolling Stone. The song’s chorus goes: “Are we human, Or are we dancer?” This is the question that …
It’s been an eventful year, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve surely noticed that everyone around you has a different, often heated, opinion about ongoing events. Amidst social media unfriending, fraught family discussions, and silent judgement of coworkers’ bumper stickers, how do we maintain or build relationships when we seem to disagree so fundamentally on so many different …
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As I type this, conflict carves away at the face of my own nation. Protests over racial injustice ripple from one coast to the other. But conflict starts at the personal level. Maybe you’re dealing with a stressed relationship from the pressure of being smushed together for months. Maybe you’ve got a racist relative whose …
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I come from a family of five—there’s my father, mother, two older sisters and me. Together we’re dysfunctional, disorganised, lazy and sometimes crazy. But behind it all, we’re a very loving bunch. So “family” is a term that I hold dear to my heart. It is the very essence of love and comfort to me, …
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The early cast of superheroes were superheroes who had to adopt the identity of a normal everyday person. Batman was Bruce Wayne. Superman was Clark Kent. Wonder Woman was Diana Prince. But the next cast of superheroes switched the formula. They were normal everyday people who were granted the identity of a superhero. Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Bruce Banner was …
hy are you still looking for housing options? I’ve told you that you can come stay with us. We have a room for you,” Cheu said. This gentle rebuke has stuck with me for a while—even after I’ve wrapped up my five-month stay at her family’s apartment in New York, and now returned home to …
The workmate who is constantly stealing our thunder. The toxic friend with a talent of draining all of our energy. The acquaintance who makes hurtful remarks under the guise of, “I’m just kidding, why are you so sensitive?” We’ve all got someone in our life who is a bit difficult to love. Every day, we pray for new …
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Her demeanor was the first signal. The way she averted her eyes when I looked in her direction. Then, as we walked past her on our way out of church and my husband bid a friendly goodbye, her silence confirmed it—she was upset. I mentally combed through the last two hours, searching for something that …
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I have a confession to make. Whenever I shake hands or hug someone, I try to wash my hands afterwards. Ever since I’ve done this, I’ve stopped catching colds. That’s because we catch the cold by touching someone who has a cold. They did a study where one group of people kissed a sick baby. Another group …
