13 hours into my 15 hour flight to Hong Kong, my stomach started hurting. I knew I shouldn’t have eaten the airplane dinner with the questionable sauce! I guzzled Sprite and mint Mentos and tried to watch a movie. Gravity started making me dizzy so I changed to Cloudy With Chance of Meatballs 2. (15 hours is a – Read More –
This topic has been bouncing around my mind for a few days, so I am going to put off distractions (i.e. all forms of writing resistance haha) to try to share these ideas :) The thought of “living your truth” came about as I was commenting on the disappointing (long lasting) trend in media that – Read More –
So I decided to start this holiday morning off with a little Harry Potter :) As I was re-watching The Order of the Phoenix, I saw this scene of the Weasley twins breaking free of Hogwarts just after a confrontation with the (evil) Professor Umbridge and it resonated with me… In the scene before, the – Read More –
I loved this song from the moment I heard it. I think each line is hugely important in it’s own right (full lyrics listed at the end)…but as I considered the topic of thinking critically, I connected one line in particular to some thoughts I was having and thought it worth adding this song to – Read More –
Lately I’ve been exploring the concept of “oneness” and what it means. I considered that perhaps we are all different manifestations of the same Spirit having a complete human experience in different bodily forms (at the same time). To expand on that…yesterday, I had an emotion breakdown//breakthrough when I was driving around (a bit lost, – Read More –
Today, perhaps because it is a full moon, I have been deeply considering the concept of time. It seems to be part of the human condition to feel we have so much time to do things…follow our dreams, fall in love, have a family, etc. But really, none of the time we feel we have has been promised – Read More –
This beautifully composed photo…with the lovely young girl in the window…was so striking to me. The colors, the emotion, and even the shoes added such depth to the image. It reminded me that in the midst of the madness, we must remember the children who are counting on us. Children learn what they live, so – Read More –
During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took out a coin and said, – Read More –
It is time for me to again say Thank You for your kind and generous support of the site! Just in time for Back to School, we are going to do something a little different this month…your donations are going to be used to Help A Teen continue attending college! I had the pleasure of meeting – Read More –
I find it worth mentioning that when I set out to find the perfect picture for the post, I planned on going the more traditional jigsaw puzzle route ha But I’ve recently been on this kick about words…the power words have to influence us in so many ways, and the incredible power that comes from – Read More –