Things to Do if You Don’t Want to Think About the Election

Happy (hopefully) Election Day! GIF courtesy of giphy.com I know this is a stressful day for a lot of people. We’ve voted, we’ve done everything we can do and now, we wait. Some of us will wait by keeping our eyes glued to the TV with the news stations playing for the next 24 hours.

What Does Your “Rich” Life Look Like?

I’ve forgotten where I’ve heard this question, but I think about it every once in a while to recalibrate my trajectory in life. To me, a person’s “rich” life is what they hope and dream their life will look like when they no longer need to work to live. I suppose it’s a similar question

somebody

January 28th, 2020: Once upon a time, when I was in middle school, a boy called me a bitch. I asked him to stop, but he just kept repeating it with a smile on his face. I, then, told him to stop in a more assertive tone, but that didn’t faze him. So, I went

Yes

April 1st, 2019: A few years ago, I had no idea what I wanted I do, so I made a decision to “say yes” to every opportunity that came my way to see where it led. I believed if something was presented to me, it was meant for me and that the doors that opened

LEAD WITH LOVE

June 2nd, 2020: “Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.” – Maggie Kuhn Sometimes, the people in our lives say things that don’t sit well with us. Don’t let it slide. Address it with love. Breathe. Take your time. Read the room. Sleep on it, if you must. But, have the conversation if it’s

One Girl’s Guide to Meditation

Hello beautiful reader, Many of us have a very specific idea of what meditation is. Consequently, many of us believe we just don’t have the attention span for it, so we write meditation off as “not for me.” Photo courtesy of DVDizzy.com Although this is the idea we’ve seen more often, both in the media

Inspirational Quotes for Trying Times

Hello beautiful reader, I used to be obsessed with inspirational quotes when I was in high school. (I still have multiple Pinterest boards dedicated to them.) Whenever I needed a boost of inspiration or a change in perspective, I would look for quotes. In fact, although my first blog post was a playlist of my

Finding My Why

Actual footage of me searching for my “why”. (GIF courtesy of giphy.com) Recently, I’ve been noticing a recurring theme pop up in my life: the importance of understanding my “why.” Why do I do what I do? Wait. What do I do? When I focus on my “why” rather than my “what,” I find that

A Playlist for Your Soul

Hello beautiful reader, I don’t know about you, but I’m an empath, so I’ve realized I have to be incredibly mindful about the information I’m taking in, especially recently. A lot of painful news headlines and stories have been shared on our televisions and on social media lately. Photo courtesy of Instagram Healing might seem

Wild Things

April 14th, 2020: After watching yet another commercial made with quarantine in mind, I have realized, this is an extremely rare time we are living in because it is giving us all a shared experience. For the first time in generations, everyone, no matter your age, race, gender or religion, is experiencing this at the

Nostalgia

It was nostalgia, not magic. It wasn’t lightning captured or fairy dust. It was nostalgia and I can experience it any time I want to thanks to the internet.