Books, Humanity & Divine Expression

On Raising Houses

I spent a lot of this week researching the power behind "strength phrases." These brief reminders to ourselves, if used consistently, can become our most powerful weapons against fear, doubt, shame and even depression. With potential like that, I wanted to be sure I...

What Ballet Class Taught Me About Life and People

It was late summer 2011, and I had just moved across the country for not the first, not the second, but the third time. After barely surviving my first couple of weeks of sixth grade, I was looking forward to reconnecting with my old dance teacher for some much-needed...

Where I Am Right Now: June 2018

Have you seen When Calls the Heart? Because if not, you should fix that immediately. For your own happiness. I haven't blown through a TV show this fast since Gilmore Girls. June says "blue" to me in the same way that Wisconsin says "red" and my best friend says...

On Oxygen Masks and Happiness

We all have that one friend that we want to shake. Just take them by the shoulders and shake them until they smile. Because they're wonderful, and they don't know it. They can't feel it. Something in their life has stolen their joy, and they've given up hope of...

Life Lessons from Louisa Clark

Brownie points if you guessed today's fictional character from my string of emojis on Instagram. I totally forgot to include a bumblebee, so I'm making up for that now. At this point, you all know how much I respect Jojo Moyes's quirky protagonist, Louisa Clark. This...

How to Avoid the Dreaded Crap Draft

I'm writing from my phone today because my computer chose this morning to flash the dreaded "This will take a while" screen and work on updates that will likely have no effect whatsoever on my favorite apps. I love technology. But this post isn't about the spinning...

Where I Am Right Now: May 2018

"Just because everything's changing Doesn't mean it's never been this way before All you can do is try to know who your friends are As you head off to the war" - Regina Spektor, "The Call" Ah, May. What a month. The dance semester comes to a close in a whirlwind of...

The One Book Every Entrepreneur Should Read

For this month's PDP, I decided to read The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber. It came highly recommended by my apprenticeship advisor, and it's safe to say that I now recommend it to every entrepreneur out there. Straightforward yet graceful, The E-Myth...

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