Somebody once told me, “anyone can write a blog.” …Ouch! Okay, let me digress a bit from taking this comment too personally. Yes, indeed, anyone can write a blog. And, to be fair to the owner of this seemingly spiteful comment, I’m hoping it wasn’t directed out of malice or insult. Perhaps it was a…
Tag: advice
Engage in the “Why”
I wrote the following piece months ago in an attempt to personally reflect on some issues that had been going around college campuses. I didn’t publish it for fear that it would be taken the wrong way, but as you will hopefully see when you read this- it is full of the best intentions to…
You’re Doing Just Fine, Darling
I started writing this blog almost a year ago. It was the end of my freshman year of college and I wanted a place to express my thoughts and opinions on an assortment of topics. As most of you reading this know- I have a lot to say. And most of the time, I don’t…
Let’s Live
“I don’t just want to exist; I want to live.” These are the words that a friend of mine expressed over a quick lunch we grabbed the other day. I’ve held onto these words with a peculiar resonation, almost as if trying to make them the emblem of how I approach my future. The statement…
Happy, Strong and Confident
This has been a wonderful week for me. Nothing particularly eventful has happened other than catching up with good friends, shopping, working out, and eating some delicious summer fruit; But for some reason, I have felt particularly empowered, enlightened, confident, and so incredibly and genuinely happy- and this is the best feeling in the world….
Social Media: A Blessing and a Curse
Social media controls modern day society. Sometimes, I think it’s a modern day monster. We are on it. all. the. time. Social media really sucks us in sometimes. I have found that at times I have gotten so absorbed in social media that I become absent from my current surroundings. Instead of being present in…
R.E.S.P.E.C.T Find Out What it Means to Me
My mom has always told me, “people will treat you how you let them treat you”. I have come to find, especially as I get older and experience more in this world, that this is undoubtedly (and unfortunately) true. Of course, there are ample people in this world that treat everyone with kindness, respect, and…
She Needed Wide Open Spaces 