Monthly Archives: August 2010

Treat Everyone as Your Brother

Imagine what it would feel like to sit on a street corner every day having no where else to go and have dozens of people who have more than you, look down at you with disgust and disdain? How motivated would you be to change. How much would you believe in yourself? It is pretty much impossible to accomplish anything in life if you don’t have the courage to try. How many of us have the courage to try to do things we are certain we aren’t capable of? …continue reading.

Discovering Happiness: Making Space For Colossal Success?

This, as far as I can tell, has been the best summer of my adult life. It has not been the best summer of my adult life because it has been the easiest, the most fun, or the most successful summer. My life is neither problem nor stress free. In fact, I am still struggling… …continue reading.

Gratitude

It’s almost two years ago now, since I became the sole name on my apartment lease and after two years of feeling displaced, I finally had a home I could call my own. Previous to that, I had moved in with a boyfriend, thinking that this would finally be the beginning of all of my… …continue reading.

Love After Love

I would not describe myself as a poetry fan. While it is probably obvious that I love words, poetry often seems to fly over my head. However, sometimes I come across a piece of poetry that flies right into my head and travels until it lodges itself in my heart where it stays forever like… …continue reading.

Blogger Awards & Things I Possibly Shouldn’t Tell You

On Tuesday, I was given the You’re Going Places Baby award by Ollin Morales at {Courage 2 Create}.  Thank you Ollin! I am of course very touched and quite frankly really excited, but feeling a slight bit of guilt. The reason for this guilt is that well over a month ago, Mommy Lebron of The… …continue reading.