August 2025

  • The Meaning of Life: Why Can’t We Get It Right the First Time?

    The Meaning of Life: Why Can’t We Get It Right the First Time?

    Life has this way of throwing us into the deep end without giving us the rulebook first. We’re born into circumstances we don’t choose — a family, a financial situation, a belief system — and we’re expected to somehow navigate it all like we’ve been here before. But the truth is, none of us have.…

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  • Why Letting Go of Long Hair Led to Confidence

    Why Letting Go of Long Hair Led to Confidence

    For the past few years, I’ve been carrying around something that wasn’t just on my head, but on my mind. I grew my hair long — at first, inspired by an ex-girlfriend who asked me to grow it. She’s been gone for over two years now, but the hair stayed. I told myself I liked…

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  • Sugar: The Lie We Keep Swallowing

    We are a species that has built skyscrapers, mapped the human genome, and landed robots on Mars—yet we can’t say no to a cookie.Think about that. All the brilliance, all the innovation, all the “self-discipline” we pretend to have… and a pint of ice cream can bring us to our knees faster than a global…

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  • CatCalling?

    Respect on the Court: Why Catcalling Has No Place in Pickleball (or Anywhere Else) Yesterday was one of those perfect summer Saturdays—sun shining, pickleballs popping, good company, and just enough breeze to keep the sweat at bay. I played a solid two-hour session on the public courts with three women—smart, athletic, funny, and yes, beautiful.…

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