On Being Brave Enough to Be Bad while Learning Crochet

Everyone needs to hear this:"Be brave enough to be bad at something new." @JonAcuff https://t.co/M93kYS8hqQI try to

Applying “Interoceptive” Learning and Journaling in Class (reflections from The Extended Mind)

So continuing on from what I’ve been writing about the The Extended Mind book by Annie Murphy Paul, the first chapter is

Sorrow Prepares You For Joy: A Story of Motherhood

“Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It

may i be wrong… and Thank you for pain

Two things are staying with me this week, one from a poem, and one from a clip of a child singing. The first one, “may i

How Ms. Marvel Led Us to Feminist Quranic Interpretation

So I remember the moment I discovered there was a Muslim female superhero – Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan. I remember ordering

All My Children?

Today, lots of interesting things happened. I was telling my daughter that we’re going to pass by the bakery on our way

Help Others Find Their Purpose in Life with Ikigai

I heard about Ikigai a few months ago at a keynote. It is a Japanese approach which helps people connect their passions and st

The Child Who Can’t Wait for #MYFest22

One morning, my child woke up and said, “I can’t wait for MYFest!” [If you don’t know what MYFest is,

Podcast Where I Talk How My Mom and Kid Helped with #InspringOpen

I was so excited when this podcast episode came out! I get interviewed every now and then for research and for podcasts, often

On the Complex Realities of Care-giving and Care-receiving

One of the beauties of being a non-linear reader is that sometimes I read different things at the same time and make serendipi