Degrees in Idealism

exploring how we would live if we truly believed life was meaningful

Why Growing Up Makes Us Sad

11.18.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

Cherish these precious moments. They grow up so fast. Every parent has heard this advice. Older parents have probably given it. I am only now beginning to understand it. In fact, I used to really dislike this advice— and not just when I became a mother. I disliked it a long time ago when I heard people […]

Categories // Family, Soul Tags // #, #findingmeaning, #livinginthepresent, #love, #motherhood, #parenthood, #relationships

You May Be A Parent, But You’re Also Still A Person

05.31.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

Almost four years ago my first baby was born, and while I was overwhelmed by the love, beauty, and tenderness of it all, intro to parenthood totally turned my world upside down. I knew to expect sleepless nights, anxiety, exhaustion, etc. What I didn’t expect was the loneliness. At the time, I was the only […]

Categories // Culture, Family Tags // #friendship, #humanity, #motherhood, #parenthood, #relationships

When We’re Afraid to Live Beyond a Screen

01.20.2016 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 4 Comments

The other day my family and I were out to dinner and at the table next to us everyone was on their phone. For the entire meal, eyes were never lifted except to take a bite of food and words were never said except to share something from the phones. I know I struggle with […]

Categories // Beauty, Culture, Soul Tags // #livinginthepresent, #modernity, #relationships, #technology, #technologyproblems

Smartphone Rules 

05.22.2015 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 5 Comments

Like most people, I benefit greatly from the use of my smartphone– but sometimes I get the urge to throw it over a cliff. We all know how addictive smartphones are and how harmful that addiction can be to our physical, social, psychological, emotional, and relational health. After months of frustration with my own addiction […]

Categories // Beauty, Culture, Family Tags // #livinginthepresent, #relationships, #smartphone, #technology, #technologyproblems

Because Good People Cheat Too

01.31.2015 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

My husband and I avoid hanging out one on one with people of the opposite sex who aren’t family members. Yes — I know that sounds really weird. We have other “rules” in our marriage (e.g. no phones at the dinner table), but those kinds of rules are socially accepted or even praised. Rules that […]

Categories // Culture, Marriage Tags // #marriage, #relationships, #sex, #stayingfaithful

Gossip Like it Matters

11.23.2014 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

Not to gossip, I insist with the disclaimer, I just think it’s interesting. Of course. Because as long as it has psychological value, as long as it’s a starter of possible intellectual conversation and banter, and as long as I hold no real ill will or hatred towards the person I’m sharing bad things about— it’s fine. […]

Categories // Culture Tags // #friendship, #gossip, #relationships

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About Me

I'm Elizabeth. I'm a wife, a mother to six children, a writer, and a lover and seeker of the beautiful, the true, and the good. I am a believer in idealism-- that even amidst the chaos and the confusion, the exhaustion and the sadness of life there is always joy to be found, hope to be clung to, and a better path to be taken. I write my thoughts on this blog. Links to my fiction books are at the bottom of the page.

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