by Daisy Rosales | Nov 28, 2021 | self-improvement
My mom tells a story of how there was a period in my infancy when I refused to eat anything but peach-flavored baby food. Worried about my nutrition, she took my pediatrician’s advice and mixed in a bit of cooked egg yolk, hoping I would not notice (apparently...
by Daisy Rosales | Aug 22, 2021 | self-improvement
Between mid-June and late July this year, I started to really feel it: an incoherent, rootless bone-tiredness that settled in and couldn’t be lifted. 15 months of pandemic endurance, and my defenses had finally crashed. I felt entirely depleted. And I’m...
by Daisy Rosales | Mar 14, 2021 | self-improvement
“I had always thought that I would read more if I had the time but I’ve discovered that I would not.” These are the words of a meme comedian (I don’t remember whose), posted on Instagram shortly after the world shut down in March of last year....
by Daisy Rosales | Sep 14, 2020 | self-improvement
As I write this, I’m coming off of a week that felt particularly catastrophic. We’re in a global pandemic. The US west coast, where we live, is ablaze like never before. People are missing, the air is dangerous to breathe. Massive injustices plague our...
by Daisy Rosales | Jul 19, 2020 | People, self-improvement
No cap, no gown, no frenzied march around campus in a sea of cheerful graduates. The Class of 2020, from middle school to graduate school, skipped commencement this year, and I am among them. While the temptation is to allow our current pandemic to engulf any...
by Daisy Rosales | May 9, 2020 | self-improvement
One of my personal heroes, Jacqueline Novogratz, launched her second book this week. As the founder and CEO of Acumen, Novogratz is extraordinary for her achievements; but what has always taken my breath away is her vibrant, honest storytelling. When I was beginning...
