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There's Something to Be Said... 8 May 2013 | 12:47 am
...for friends who know you well enough to know you'll be up early on a Saturday morning... ...for knowing that while you can't cure the problem, a Baz Luhrmann movie and Nutella ice cream can work w...
The Power of Connection 2 May 2013 | 12:43 am
I came across this fabulous video from BYU's alumni services today, and it's too great not to share! Some gems from Ron Clark, Director of BYU Public Affairs and Guest Relations: "A bunch of our com...
Spring Awakening 1 May 2013 | 08:15 am
"Does a snake mourns the skin it sheds as it grows? Or a butterfly—does it hesitate when breaking free from its chrysalis and flying onward and upward?" These are the thoughts I find myself pondering...
Prop. 8, Four Years Later 26 Mar 2013 | 10:49 pm
We all knew this day would come. Even as the votes were tallied and California voters opted to pass Proposition 8, defining marriage as between a man and a woman, those of us on the fight's frontline...
Conniving with Cold-Eeze 26 Mar 2013 | 07:08 pm
Lying on the bathroom floor, clutching a violently revolting stomach, is never a good way to start the day--and realizing that it's your own fault hardly makes it any better. The vitamins! I gasped. ...
Happy People Are Successful People 11 Jan 2013 | 07:29 am
This TEDxBloomington talk is completely and totally FASCINATING. Take the 12+ minutes to listen to it: Did you know it's a proven fact that your brain is 31% more productive when it's happy? And it'...
How to Talk to Girls (and Other Words of Wisdom) 10 Jan 2013 | 08:32 pm
This kid could teach some lessons to most of the single guys whose dating (and, hey, even just friendship) paths have crossed mine in recent years. Seriously. GENIUS! So, speaking of dating... gotta ...
Lost and Found 1 Jan 2013 | 12:28 am
Looking back at 2012, one theme sticks out: loss. In the course of the past year, I lost hope for relationships with key family members (including straight-up estrangements for most of the year), los...
Weakness in Strength 19 Dec 2012 | 10:00 am
You know the old adage, "When I am weak, then am I strong"? Well... I've learned this week that the opposite is true: When I think I'm so strong I don't need others... then am I weak. In general, I...
A Word on My Single Status 13 Dec 2012 | 04:44 am
Friends, I feel like every time I say anything remotely related to dating or along the veins of saying that I'd like to be married, I need to give a disclaimer. So I'm going to give this disclaimer o...
