Today is my 23rd birthday. 23 years I’ve been on this planet and I have a whole lot of memories behind me to show for it. I have more blessings in my life than I could ever have asked for and amazing people in my life that I just don’t deserve. I am eternally grateful. I don’t know how I got here. I feel like every time I blink another week goes by, another month, another year. It’s like life’s been passing me by while I sit on the sidelines. Continue reading “Becoming Unafraid”
I’m not someone who’s easily stressed but I’ve definitely been feeling strained lately. Between volunteering, classwork, my internship, and everything else I have on my plate it’s been feeling like I have no time to breathe. Its like the last few days I’ve been running on autopilot and by the time I get home at the end of the day I collapse on the couch and fall right asleep.
Continue reading “Midweek Meditation: Refocusing”
How do you celebrate the 24th birthday of one of your best friends? You surround her with some of her favorite things: chocolate, glitter and best friends.
This past weekend we spent a night at Voila Chocolat creating beautiful sugary works of art and priceless memories. Continue reading “Weekend Wanderlust: 10.17.2015”
I wouldn’t call myself a runner. When I picture runners I think of super athletic people who eat kale for fun, only wear workout clothes and always have some weird-looking health shake in their hand. It’s like they’re ready to drop everything at a moment’s notice and go on a 10-mile run no matter where they are.
That is not me.
Continue reading “Am I Crazy Enough to Run a Marathon?”
Yesterday I was washing dishes when I suddenly dropped one of my mugs and it shattered all over the kitchen floor. (To be honest I may have also been having a private dance party since I had the apartment to myself, but I’m convinced that’s not the reason I dropped it.) I couldn’t help but laugh at myself when I realized that I was in such a hurry to wash the dishes that I wasn’t even paying attention to what I was doing. Continue reading “Midweek Meditation: When Rushing Gets in the Way of Life”
“This here is our own little piece of heaven.”
He looked out over the crowded park chess tables like a king proudly showing off his kingdom. He had a crown full of white hair and sat on the weathered green park bench like it was his own personal throne. He looked old enough to be my grandfather and had a face just as kind. At the time, I hadn’t known him for long but from what I could tell he had a life full of experiences behind him. I could only imagine all the knowledge he had to share. Continue reading “How I’m Learning Life Lessons in Marcus Garvey Park”
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