Fighting Racism and Misogyny Requires Gratitude and Forgiveness, Not Hate

So, this happened. It's hard for me to figure out what's more disgusting about this video. The slurs? The fact that this woman spewed out the foulest language imaginable in front of her two young kids? The ease with which she jumped to racist talk when angry? As the man in the video says, racism …

The Ones Who Get You

 People inspire you or they drain you- pick them wisely. -Hans F. Hansen  You know who I'm talking about. They're the ones you turn to when no one gets what you're trying to say. The ones who have your back when someone screws you over or if you hit hard times. The ones that make …

Why Not Me?

The alarm went off at 3am. What the hell am I doing up at this hour? Groggy and bleary-eyed, I rolled out of bed and turned my computer on. Ah, this is what happens when you procrastinate, I told myself. I'd let myself go up against a deadline and decided to wake up several hours …