I was raised by a strong woman who was raised by a strong woman I learned to be tough To be driven To be strong To be fearless To be powerful To be motivated To be independent But I have had to become self-taught at the art of being soft.
Tag: grow
It’s okay that I’m a paradox.
It's okay that I'm a paradox. It's okay that I don't fit inside a box. It's okay that the beginning of this post rhymes, and the rest isn't going to. For most of my life, I thought it was about the box. The labels. I gave them to myself and to other people in order [...]
The ZYX’s Book //
The incredible Brian McCormack has created a minimalist children's book on abstract thinking, and today, it is officially available! Grab your copy and hear what Brian has to say about this important and beautiful work of art below. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE Perception. A malleable perception is our greatest ally towards building a better world. [...]
To The Human Who Said I’ll Never Change The World.
A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article (which you can read here) on the difference between being a world changer and just being opinionated. Essentially, my point is that I am an incredibly opinionated person, but I have found that no message will be heard, received, or valued if it isn't pure in motive [...]
The art of saying NO // letting GO // and being GOOD.
On this first day of 2016, a question occurred to me. How often do we throw around "be yourself" when we spend the majority of our time being everything but? Through the daily choices, larger and small, am I choosing me, or someone else? For many years, I wasn't myself. I was a people pleaser. [...]
10:30 Toasts to Grace
"Grace is here.", I thought to myself tonight as I took a bite of my 10:30 PM toast. That "G" word used to be something I thought robotic Christians said too much, and that others failed to embrace at all. Through the trials of this month, though, I have felt it's tangible touch in my [...]
Get Up And Move.
This past year, in the toughest season of life I've endured yet, these words have sort of been a proverb for me that has kept me going. I am sharing this encouragement from Lindsey Pruitt for anyone else who needs it. She has been such an inspiration in my personal and creative journey. This is [...]
5 Tips For Having the Tough Conversations with Friends.
"If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction!" -Proverbs 12: In our generation, we often go with a "whatever works for you"..."do what you feel like doing"..."whatever you feel is best" kind of mentality. In the midst of becoming very reliant on our ever changing feelings, [...]
Planting seeds…
Today, I was sitting on a bench in the wind as I watched Alex, the 6 year old boy I nanny, at soccer practice. In LA, life tends to feel like the "nanny diaries." You might think that the practice was full of soccer moms, rooting for their little ones. Instead, it's just lots of [...]
