Maya Kachroo-Levine

You won’t be able to make rent because of all the parking tickets you’ve accumulated.

We are hyper aware of things in our relationship that will be a problem down the road, because we are trained to think that serious problems in a relationship are inevitable.

Among its new 2014 entries, the AP Stylebook added the words “buffalo wings” and “vegan.” The Dems lost the Senate. The Palin family got into a bar fight. We lost Robin Williams, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and 298 lives on Malaysia Airlines Flight #17. Ellen DeGeneres ordered pizza at the Oscar’s. Brad Pitt handed out the plates and napkins.

Stop waiting for someone to change. (Start accepting that you can’t control people.)

Yet now, we think we’re the victims. We are burdened by the everyday struggles of adjusting to real life, and it’s hard. It makes us impatient. It makes us selfish. And with this negative energy pushing into our psyche, we forget to be grateful.

I’m too attached to how good my hair looks in this picture to let it go.

As we barrel into the year before an election year, names and affiliations are being tossed around. Have you noticed a lot of those names are female?

Believe it or not, your Reindeer headband with the jingle bells has no place at your office party. It’s destined to be replaced by an understated ribbon, or even a barrette.

Wherever your joy comes from, spread that. And if that means you say something other than “Happy Holidays,” then so be it.

Are all yoga teachers good in bed?

Social media is full of photos depicting the triple digit number of protests all over the country. These are some of the most resonant and touching.

Getting a call, email or text from someone in college, because they think you might actually be able to give them advice.