by Mary B Safrit | Aug 10, 2022 | Singleness, Teaching
Financial Health as a Single Person A wee disclaimer before we get too deep into this conversation. I am not an accountant, financial advisor, economist, or anything that would certify me to tell you what to do with your money. So, I will not be doing that. What I...
by Mary B Safrit | Aug 3, 2022 | Christian Living, Singleness
“Do you think you’ll stay in the city long-term?” It’s a question I get pretty regularly—on first dates, talking to recent acquaintances—ok, basically any time I’m getting to know someone. I’m not sure how ubiquitous the question is for people living in...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 27, 2022 | Singleness
A few months ago, I asked a question in my IG stories about weddings. For single folks, they can be a mixed bag. On the one hand, we’re excited for our friend. But then there are some murkier feelings that can come up. Anxiety about how this change might affect the...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 20, 2022 | Singleness
Ask Marebs: How to persuade people I am genuinely happy with being single my whole life/how to know if ‘called’. The prospect of lifelong singleness evokes any number of feelings depending on any number of factors. Those feelings can vary minute-to-minute,...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 13, 2022 | Relationships and Community
4 Ways To Stay Connected This Summer Summer can be a very fluid time. I don’t just mean because it’s stupid hot and we’re all sweating a whole lot. Especially this summer, it’s a time of year when people are in and out. These tricky schedules can shake up our...
by Mary B Safrit | Jun 29, 2022 | Mental Health
If you’re new to these parts, you should know that I love talking about calling and direction. What is a calling? According to the googs, it’s, “a strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation.” In the spiritual context, we would typically think of...
by Mary B Safrit | Jun 22, 2022 | Relationships and Community
It was a Wednesday afternoon when I noticed the unread email pop up. The subject line read “Notification of Potential COVID Exposure.” I clicked on the email and read that someone who was sitting near me at an event had tested positive. I don’t think I would have...
by Mary B Safrit | Jun 8, 2022 | Mental Health
I took exactly one creative writing class when I was in school. At the time, I was noodling in the world of music composition and songwriting. It seemed like a good idea to learn some things about writing words. That was how I wound up in Creative Writing my sophomore...
by Mary B Safrit | Jun 1, 2022 | Mental Health
We were beginning to realize that the trail we were following was not, in fact, a trail. It was a trail in the sense that there was a worn divet of dirt cutting through the brush and fallen leaves. Was it an official trail leading to some sort of summit? As I stepped...
by Mary B Safrit | May 25, 2022 | The Creative Life
A “calling” is not like a paperclip, which is a physical object you can see and quantify. It’s a construct, a series of letters wrapped around an idea. Given that it also tends to be spiritual in nature, it also comes with a certain amount of interpretation. When I...
