Why must we quantify and qualify faith… to what purpose… to what end? Recently, a close friend and I have been discussing faith. What is the point of life. Of us being born, suffering, going through trials, having struggles, and being here on this Earth? Why must we toil, work…

Part IV — My parents, my family, where are we, now…? This was written as a response to a collection of loose memoirs by my great-grandmother, who passed away at one-hundred-and-five years of age. This is a personal essay, an excerpt, inspired by the aforementioned. *Disclaimer: Any similarities to others’…

Avoid being in a relationship with a Narcissist or a person in the NPD continuum I have decided to write about this topic, because I lived through it. Hopefully, it will help others not make the same mistakes; or at least know the signs to get themselves out of it, before it is too late. I grew up in a home where there was not…

When you discover a truth — This story was taken both from my own memory as a small child and from my great-grandmother’s diary. She taught more than any schooling or anyone of my parents. I will always remember her lessons and her love. She lives within my heart and this is for her. — HKB…

What happens to them when they have left our class? — Some teachers jokingly say our field, is one of servitude, like we are in the trenches together, learning and tapering off new and old re-opened wounds from outside sources and some from within (e.g. dealing with challenging and delicate situations, emotional trauma, insecurities, and abuse by others, etc.). A teacher's…

The untold story of my body and my past… My first time admitting this…. Pain is my body. Not only because of aging, because of my past. I have always been tough on myself, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. This will be one of the hardest stories I will write about…

Part II — torn apart in our new land as immigrants, what can we do now? — Jovia Idár was a pioneer in her own right. She practiced advocacy through journalism, standing up for the rights of women in Mexico, gaining momentum as a legitimate journalist and press owner, in the early 1900s. Jovia with the help of other journalists, such as my distant cousins: Jesus Rios…

Who are the leaders of the movement, especially now? — A hero to the feminist movement has passed away. There is no doubt Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an idol to most of us women and she will be sorely missed. She was a hard-working lawyer, wife, and mother. She stood in solidarity with both men and women…