How much kinder the world would be if everyone believed everyone else is doing their best, even if they fall short sometimes. – Maria Popova
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Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too. Read More
All humans will fall short at times, but that is when that person learns the life lesson he/she needs to learn; and the people judging need to understand that despite the best intentions we all fall short, and they will have their moment.
Beautifully stated, Linda. It comes from a place a wisdom. Thank you. xo
Yes! It would be a better and kinder place.