Weekly Gratitude

This week, I was grateful for… An opportunity to indulge my inner Regency-Era Janeite, with a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma on PBS’s Masterpiece Theater; A belated celebration of Martin Luther King Day with a day off from work to sleep, read and continue my Jane Austen indulgance; My president, who made me proud [...]

Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative

Whenever someone is up for a review or is being critiqued, most experts agree: start with the positive feedback first. Studies suggest that people respond to constructive criticism better when they’ve first been praised for the good things. Anecdotal evidence certainly suggest that this is true, so it makes me wonder: Did the Republicans not [...]

Obama in Cairo

Many more [people] are simply skeptical that real change can occur. There is so much fear, so much mistrust that has built up over the years. But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward. And I want to particularly say this to young people of every faith in [...]