Tag: Ideas

  • Beware: This Medium Publication Makes Big Promises

    And lives up to it. Photo by Jorge Fernández Salas on Unsplash If I were to start from scratch on Medium, the first thing I wish someone told me is about this pub. The second thing I would do is become a writer for this pub. And start making my writing dreams come true, one by one.…

  • The Mom or the Runner Got the Most Cheers on the D-Day?

    Make a guess! Photo by cottonbro from Pexels I may not claim to be one of those rare people. But I am definitely the one to whom rare things happen frequently. It happened on the D-day of my first pregnancy. After several hours of labor, it was time to push the baby out. What was expected to…

  • You Want to Know What I Wished?

    My daughter asked me this and I did not expect her answer Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels We were walking back home from the temple when she asked me that question. I wanted to tell her: When you tell out your wish loud, it may not come true. But the Mommy’s heart wanted to know what…

  • Hold Your Horses before You Share Your Top Writer Status

    Especially with your family Photo by TANSU TOPUZOĞLU from Pexels I have been waiting for this exact email for months now. This very moment was probably better in my imagination than when it actually came true. I was sitting in my parent’s home with my younger sister on vacation. I was watching her show me all the…

  • You Are Lucky to Write

    With no interruptions Photo by Magdalena Kula Manchee on Unsplash Going up on a 3mile hike with a toddler and a grown man [my husband] taught me something profound. We were both taking turns carrying our 2-year-old daughter and her stroller. Heading over to the gorgeous waterfalls in Oregon. It better be good, I thought. When…