Tag Archives: character
Ask Me
The hardest part, she says, isn’t even the superficial circumstances of a character. It’s discovering what they strive for and what holds them back. She quotes a famous passage from Merton’s novel My Argument With the Gestapo: “If you want to identify … Continue reading
Connecting
Stay in contact with people — life has a funny way of intertwining your past. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this … Continue reading
Jingling Us Out of Trouble
My sister, mother and I were driving with “Gam,” our surrogate grandmother, when our 1990 Accord conked out at an intersection in Santa Ana. Seven years old, I sat crying in the back seat, thinking, “We’re going to die right … Continue reading
Community
When it comes to finding your community, two words: Don’t settle. Even if no one in your life “gets” you now, your people exist. Intend to find them, have faith they will find you, and know your meeting is certain. … Continue reading