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

THE RIGHT WAY

Saturday, March 28th, 2020: Attending five different schools between the ages of three years old and seventeen years old taught me a lesson that many people have to move away from home to learn: there is rarely a right or wrong way to do something.  The truth is there are infinitely different ways to do

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

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

Aren’t We All The Same Color?

I recently watched a video of a YouTuber (either Daily Chris or Jack Dail, I’ve forgotten which one) in which the topic of favorite colors was mentioned. Someone said their favorite color was black and he responded with, “…black isn’t a color, it’s a shade…” This got me thinking and I remembered that my middle

Do Great Minds Think Alike or Do Opposites Attract?

Story time: A couple of weeks ago, a teacher of mine made everyone take a personality test to see which of the sixteen personality types we each are. According to this test, I am an INFJ (Introvert Intuitive Feeling Judging.) After we completed this test, she created two groups containing seven students each. The first