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The name of “Pollyanna,” the child heroine invented by Eleanor Porter in 1913, is often used (by people who haven’t read the book) to mean shallow, blind optimism. But a careful reading of the book holds a different story. Continue reading Ten Hardships to Embrace
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Some of us are tasked with fighting an illusory sense of social rejection. Continue reading Poet Maeve: Existence Precedes Acceptance
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Never trade your passion for certainty; the moral compromise might just poison your soul.
Continue reading The Moral High Ground of Uncertainty
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If we never experience need, we never get to experience the joy of seeing it mysteriously met. Continue reading Poet Maeve: The Blessing of Need
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There’s a balance to be maintained between individualism and unity . . .
Continue reading Poet Maeve: Being One, Being Many
