My First short story: The frozen journey.

Photo by Mónika Fehér on Unsplash This year I finally decided to go after a dream of mine. To learn how to professionally write. I started, well almost completed because I already have 90 credit hours, towards my Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing with a concentration in Fiction. For my final in Creative Writing class I had to […]

Acquiescence by silence Freedom by rebellion

Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash Don’t cry. No one wants to see your pain. You’re so pretty when you smile. Don’t be mad, anger isn’t becoming. Be kind and happy. Always. Don’t speak truth. No one wants to hear your story. Don’t have strong opinions if you want lots of friends. Don’t stand for something, no one […]

The curse of the beauty industry

And How to Overcome the Pursuit of Perfection Photo by Paige Cody on Unsplash Tomorrow morning, walk into the bathroom without makeup or your hair done, look at yourself with morning bed head and your sleepiness, and say to yourself, “you are beautiful, and I love you just as you are!” Make sure that you say it really […]

When politics fails… again

Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash Over the past six months, I have been oddly glued to Fox News. I do not have cable, YouTube is amazing and shows lots of interesting stores from all types of media sites on the “top stories” and the not so top stories. What struck my interest was the idea of the […]

tackling health head on!

I’ve written about mental health in blog posts past. My last one being about 3 months ago. I had a rude awakening when my boss informed me that my attitude was becoming a problem. At the time I thought I was doing well and was perfectly happy. What I did not realize was that I […]

Anxiety: A Hate-Love Relationship

Over time the things that we push against and hate, become the things that we begin to love. We begin to love them because the teachings that they offer help to not only help us understand and love ourselves at a deeper level, but they help to set us free

Self Love, the ever changing relationship with yourself.

I am in a constant state of curiously wondering what self love actually looks like. Is it discipline? Is it allowing yourself to be exhausted when you need to recharge? Is it fiercely staying true to who you are, and wish to become regardless of what others may think? Is it setting boundaries to protect […]

To be afraid of time; not death

Tonight, I watched Interstellar. It is one of my favorite movies of all time for a myriad of reasons, which I shall not get into for this blog, because that is an entire blog set in and of itself. While watching it, Michael Caine (who plays Professor Brand) has an absolutely fantastic line, “I’m not afraid […]

Who could you be?

“In a society that congratulates the uniformity of your character and morals, it is a brave and fearless act to be radically unique.” – Jennifer Lahr I sat in the bathroom sink, staring into the mirror at a woman whose face I have never known. Her skin, while beautiful, was bright red, covered in acne […]

Why professional business coaches are expensive and what makes them worth your money

Over the years, I have paid for personal coaching and have pitched coaching in sales. When I first began paying for coaching, I was quoted a whopping price of $2000 per month for one on one coaching. I was absolutely floored. I opted for a payment of $250 a month for 3 months and received […]