/why you might be going through that hard time. Most every person I know’s life didn’t go exactly according to plan. If your life is still going according to plan… then just add a “yet” to the end of that thought. And it’s a good thing. The plan not working is often our greatest […]
Category: Quarter Life Crisis
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Quotes: Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. – Tony Robbins The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. – Mahatma Gandhi You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. – Lewis B. Smedes When you forgive, you in […]
{{{Stressed???}}} How to Raise Your Energy and Stay Centered in Crazy Times
by Amanda Frances “What do I mean by raise your vibration? Quite simply, to get yourself in a better, lighter mood. Do something that reminds you of how magical life is, and how lucky you are to be here. Something that makes you grateful, something that makes you appreciate yourself and your life. Something that […]
Updating Your Fairytale
By Blamoh Twegbe, contributing writer “I am not the pieces of the dream I left behind. I am LIGHT.” —India Arie, “I Am Light” When I was a young girl, I had a complete vision of how my life would look when I turned 35. I imagined myself married to a […]
real life: better than a rom com (:
Quotes: Concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha The quieter you become, the more you can hear. – Ram Dass Whisper words of wisdom. Let it be. – The Beatles . Affirmations: I delight in the present moment. I know that what I have, is always enough. I have plans for the future, but I am content in […]
Best Year Yet, Lesson Two: You Complete You
Stop Worrying About When You Will Find Him This one is for the single girls. Did Carry Bradshaw teach us nothing?! She married Mr. Big anyway!! And she would have done it a hell of a lot sooner if she would have stopped being insecure, enjoyed the relationship and single life […]
I’d rather die living than live dying
I was able to visit Rome the summer after I graduated from college. It was my final stop of my European adventure days before I was to start grad school in Florence. I made my way to the top of the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (the Vittoriano) through a bright blue sky after […]
Defining and Finding Purpose
As some of you know, I got out of a very icky situation just over 4 years ago that I consider to be a cult. When I left, I was afraid, really really really afraid. I was conditioned to believe that I needed to be in that group to function spiritually, to be on the […]
..Don’t Let Fear Win..
This past year, I’ve written a lot about failure. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but it’s been a theme in the quotes I post and the blogs I write. Why? Well actually its because I am scared to death of it. By researching, reading, and writing about it, I am attempting to calm my […]
Creativity is born out of discontentment
Why being unhappy, unglued, un-nerved, and bored out of your mind can actually be a FaBuLoUs thing. None of us would have a reason to do anything new or different with our lives if we were completely comfortable, content, and settled all the time. Dissatisfaction breads growth. I am in no way suggesting that it’s […]
