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For my Daughter
I have loved you since before your name was Baby A on a grainy ultrasound. Twenty-three years on, I love you even more. I was woefully ill-prepared for how to best serve you as your Mom, but my sincere intentions for you to grow your wings and my commitment to see you thrive never wavered.… Continue reading
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Joy as a Practice
“You don’t have to wait for something ‘meaningful’ to come into your life so that you can finally enjoy what you do. There is more meaning in joy than you will ever need. The ‘waiting to start living’ syndrome is one of the most common delusions of the unconscious state. The joy of Being, which… Continue reading
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Not Containable
I am nursing a pretty hefty disappointment at the moment, a useful funk to wade through. I know it’s necessary. I landed an interview for a position that would be the pinnacle of my career. I sought the expertise and precious time of trusted, generous mentors. I took days to prepare. …then I blew the… Continue reading
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Can’t Judge This
Following the instances I pass judgment and get on my high horse, the door of humility eventually hits me on my way out. These are just a handful of stories to illustrate some of my humbling realizations. My Sophomore year in college, I had an Engineering Calculus Professor who came to every class from August… Continue reading
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Artificial Intelligence and Fast Fashion
In a major departure from what I have previously written, I will capture here how I have begun to view the arc of Artificial Intelligence tools, their impact, and ultimate normalization. I will leverage clothing, fast fashion to be exact, and the resurgence of fine textiles for this analogy, so let’s explore that first. Not… Continue reading
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Chapter 0: Here we are!
Thank You for your time, however long you will share it with me. Thank You for the grace you will bring. Please know what you read here represents only me…and quite possibly only me and only on the day I wrote it. See, I keep learning, slowly, and I don’t interpret my world the same… Continue reading
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Chapter I: The Catalyst
On September 26, 2023, I read a Reuters.com article that was the final push for why I established this internet corner for my writings. There had been an earlier, similar article on BBC, and that was the water for my dormant little seed of writing; the seed which has ultimately been within me for a… Continue reading
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Chapter II: The Mother Who Cost Me My Daughter
Oh, such a tempting title, but a very thorny one. The bold expression first soothes the devastated Mother in me, but then also tugs on the parts of me which have cultivated appreciation for how complex relationships are and how I do not wish to engage in the divisive behaviors from which I continue to… Continue reading
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Chapter III: My Paternal Grandparents
Ultimately, most everything I know about my Paternal Grandparents is hear-say, save my childhood years during which I frequently spent one-on-one time with my Grandmother. As I earlier indicated, I’ll be changing names (if I use them at all) and writing what’s in my recollection, which means I am not claiming this is all the… Continue reading
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I am glad you are here. If this is the first time you are visiting this site, the following is a quick orientation. To read a single-perspective account of a Family’s complicated history from old Hungary to the highly-nuanced United States, please look for chapter numbering (zero to nine); the chapters build on one-another in numerical order. No chapter is meant to be a standalone one. There are also titles without a chapter designation; those are short writings about a broad range of seemingly random topics. Thank You for arriving with lovingkindness.
One More Perspective 