Before I get started I just wanted to share that I won the THIRD PLACE POETRY PRIZE at the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival. My plan is to find a way to attend and read my work to the crowd there. I'm so excited and honored to be among the handful of winners! </bragging> Now …
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I have a problem with dreams, those pie in the sky visions that we're told to have when we are little. "Dream Big!" The posters of our classrooms read. "Never let go of your dreams," we're told after our first failures--like tripping at a ballet recital or losing the big game. We're taught to dream big, …
Last week was a difficult one for me, as it was for many Americans. I've experienced every emotion available to a person and my mind has finally begun to settle and allow me to explore how can I become more active in creating change for marginalized groups. I think like many white people, this election …
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about meditation, mantras, and visualizing goals. I keep reading about mental blocks and holding yourself back from the things that you want and the things you deserve because of patterned thoughts and “stories”-- the things we tell ourselves to keep us from going for something. We tell …
Learning to love yourself is all about learning your limits, learning what makes you happy, learning to grow, learning to rest, and listening to the most important person in your life: YOU. I love lists. I am a list freak. Sometimes I need reminders for eggs, sometimes I need reminders to write and sometimes I …
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