I don\’t know what it is about me and red shoes. Somehow, they symbolize to me a sense of personal power. Of standing out in the crowd. Of not being afraid to be who you are. Of freedom. When I was young I was that shy little girl standing off by herself in the corner, …
I used to travel around the U.S. for a couple of years as a server trainer helping to open up our new locations of the restaurant. As with anything, there is always something more meaningful and deeper that I choose to do with every experience. I saw this traveling to different cities as an amazing …
Twenty seconds of courage. That’s all it takes to change the course of your life. That is what the main character Benjamin Meen said in the movie “We Bought a Zoo.” I can’t stop smiling at that thought. I’ve thought about the times that I just threw my pride, fear, ego, and doubts aside and …
Many people have asked me how on earth I can stay so positive and forgiving when I have been through so many hurts and struggles. My answer is simple: so what! We\’ve all been through hurts and struggles. We all have stories, heartaches, losses and pains that have molded us into who we are today. So …
One of my deepest beliefs is that we often make life so much harder than it need be. We find ourselves making decisions based on things we’ve already complicated in our heads instead of just seeing the reality of it. We often convolute such simple things because we are viewing it from a perspective that …
If I could pinpoint a moment where I knew that my life would never be the same, then this was it. I wrote this almost two years ago and it was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done and at the same time, the most freeing. It was the moment that I could say …
Gratitude: Taking Time to Reflect on What You Have… Sometimes, when we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life, we can become out of touch with the things that really matter. But you actually have plenty of things to be grateful for, regardless of the circumstances in which you may find yourself. …
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“When you sing with a group of people, you learn how to subsume yourself into a group consciousness because a capella singing is all about the immersion of the self into the community. That’s one of the great feelings – to stop being me for a little while and to become us. That way lies …
I was sexually molested at the young age of seven. Every part of me knew that what was happening was wrong. In that moment, fear overtook me and at the same time, a calmness. I KNEW I would handle this and tell the right people. I KNEW he would have to pay for his actions. …
