I try to spread love, be positive, and kind…always. What happens when someone is mean despite my best efforts and intentions? What of thriving then? These are questions I’ve had to grapple with today. Here’s my best answer as of right this minute. In these unprecedented times: Show people kindness and grace even though your
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I’m going to break this list down by genre. Some artists might belong in multiple genres, but will only be listed once. The genres will be listed in alphabetical order. My mama and Granny were and are huge influences on my musical tastes. They shared their favorite artists with me and gave me the freedom
Since we’re all going to be home a lot more I wanted to give all of you suggestions for how to combat being bored. Some of these are my ideas and some are found through a quick Google search. The ones I found from searching Google have links to click. Museum virtual tours: here are
I think of all of you as creating a community with me. Therefore, we’re going to use a whole lot of together to get through these uncertain times, well. How do I propose we do that? be extraordinarily kind to everyone: we’re all adjusting to our new normal, so we need to be kind to
When I started this blog: I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to be as honest as I needed to be with all of you. I knew I’d have to talk about a lot of tough experiences in my life to make this blog helpful to anyone going through their own struggles. I was incredibly
When I was a high school freshmen: I had a stalker. He was a senior. He was a big guy. I am petite. He rode my bus because he had his own condition. He was quite scary. He would show up everywhere I was it seemed. A lot of girls my age would be flattered
My hometown is small. When I was growing up we had one stop light. When Dairy Queen came to town: it was a huge deal. Growing up in such a small town was wonderful. However, it had its drawbacks. I felt like I was the weird, quiet, determined, studious, girl in the power chair. It
In honor of International Women’s Day: I want to talk about the women in my life who help and expect me to thrive. Mama: my mama is my champion and friend. She is my warrior. She also has no time for excuses from me. She raised me to love God, and everyone else. She taught
My presidential fellowship year brought with it lots of internal pressure. I wanted to represent my mentor, university, myself and everyone who loves me well. Every one else had no doubt I would, but I definitely did. I remember having many conversations with my chosen brother/journey partner about the pressure I felt. At some point
The day I turned 17: nobody I invited showed up to celebrate. After it became apparent I had been stood up, on my birthday, by people who claimed to be my friends: I cried pretty hard. I couldn’t imagine why anyone would do such a terrible thing to someone they claimed was a friend. When