Books, Humanity & Divine Expression
Copywriting for the Living
It's Content Consumption month at Praxis, so after reading Bryan Franklin and Michael Ellsberg's book, The Last Safe Investment, I set my sights on a podcast about one of my skills of interest, marketing. The Praxis curriculum lead me to discover Copyblogger FM, and I...
You are the Last Safe Investment
Graduate from high school. Go to college. Buy a car. Get a job. Get married. Buy a house. Adopt a dog/cat. Get a promotion. Have some kids. Get another promotion. Get wealthy. Retire. Be happy (finally). If this system seems broken, it's because it is. You deserve to...
Where I Am Right Now: January 2018
Happy New Year, friends! My brain has been in 2018 since last September, so, in some ways, I met January 1st like an old friend. I hope that your goals for this new chapter are big, bright and beautiful and that you're already seeing your dreams come true. I like to...
What Anime is Teaching Me About Storytelling
Last week, I talked a bit about anime and me, so you know that I’m not the world’s leading expert in Japanese animation. Sword Art Online, in particular, taught me a lot about the seemingly endless power of storytelling, though, so today, I want to share some of those...
Merry Christmas! 2017
Merry Christmas to you, lovely readers! I will never forget the morning, years and years ago, when my grandmother told me that she knew Santa Claus. "I went up to the North Pole to help the elves make these clothes," she told me as I put one of the new dresses on my...
Peace: A Poem
From the files of 12-year-old Aquinnah Bree comes "Peace", a Christmas poem. Merry Christmas Eve from me to you! Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the church Not a boy or a girl dared to lurch. The choir came up to sing their carols To my surprise,...
Anime and Me: A History
Back in August, when a dear friend of mine suggested that I watch anime to alleviate my end-of-summer blues, I was confused but hopeful. I was bored of listening to music and Gilmore Girls (*gasp*) while unpacking my new house. So, after a brief lesson in changing...
Stuff that Happened at the Old Dance Studio
Yesterday, my dance studio of the past six and a half years moved locations. The owner, one of my biggest inspirations and revered mentors, held a workday to clean out the old building and move its belongings into the new one. I couldn't go. I would've been freaking...
Dear Kindred Spirit
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