Viva Glam Magazine

The Dream of Being a Writer When I was 12, I spent part of the summer in Florida with my dad. I had a routine that consisted of getting up early in the morning and heading to the tennis courts to practice before it got too hot. Sweltering after an hour, I left the tennis…

The “Typical” Family – an Archaic Idea Her parents were killed in a car crash in Africa while working as missionaries. This left my dear friend Caroline and her brother, Michael, in a predicament- no parents. So, Caroline’s aunt (mother’s sister) and uncle adopted the young children and raised them as their own. In addition…

“Tolerance isn’t freedom; it’s the illusion of freedom.” The Illusion of Intolerance It wasn’t always like this- this intolerance we have for each other. Looks, skin color, opinions, political stance, who we love and even how we dress are all reasons we don’t tolerate each other. Of course, the reasons don’t end there. We are…

Part One of a Three-Part Series “What we look for in others is what we believe we lack in ourselves.” Trained to Believe We Are Incomplete “You complete me.” That’s the famous, at-the-door, melt-your-heart line from the film Jerry Maguire (TriStar Pictures, 1996) that made so many of us let out a big romantic sigh,…

A Little Disconnected During the recent holidays, we had a wonderful opportunity to connect with loved ones near and far, whether that was with family, friends or both. We shared good food, gifts and laughter. But, perhaps the thing we shared that was the most enjoyable and valuable to us was the camaraderie .¨ a…

There is Nothing Wrong with You Of all the things I said to Eva that night, I didn’t say the most important thing, “There is nothing wrong with you. Making mistakes doesn’t make you less valuable; they help you learn. Embrace them.” I spent the evening listening to holiday music by local musicians at the…