Category Archives: Reflections
Reincarnation
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would do you think it would be I’d like to come back as Pharrell Williams – Bill Highy Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and … Continue reading
Run for Him
I was a preemie, born 14 weeks too soon. Doctors said I might never walk. Every day, my grandfather held me in the NICU, whispering, “Be a fighter.” Thirty years later, when he learned he had cancer, I signed up … Continue reading
Sexual Health and Intimacy
The S.T.A.R.S Framework for conversations around sexual health and intimacy: Sexual health: For example, when were you last tested for STIs? Which STIs were you tested for? Have you tested positive for one? Turn-ons: What are you into sexually? What … Continue reading
Always Swinging Open
I see my Abuelita’s screened door swinging in my mind’s eye: sunlight piercing through the mosquito net, the scent of warm tortillas in the air. Even at 4, I know that Abuelita is not rich, not like my other, Italian … Continue reading
Travel
What is the most uninformative statement that people are inclined to make? My nominee would be “I love to travel.” This tells you very little about a person, because nearly everyone likes to travel; and yet people say it, because, for … Continue reading