For the brokenhearted, the healing and the healed. This letter is for you, too. Dear you, I have been trying to figure out how to write this letter for over a year. You gave me a handmade camel-hide leather-bound journal from Iraq with the inscription on the first page, ‘Angela, a place for all of …
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Ah, the day job. The ole 9-5. The grind. Working for the man. I’m out of cheesy phrases, but you get the drift. Now more than ever, work may or may not just be feeling like…well, work. It’s cold. It’s dark. The sun sets while you’re in your sixth meeting of the day. You’re sitting …
A college education isn’t the right fit for everyone. The cost alone is enough to prevent or at least discourage a large portion of the working population from a four-year degree. The prospect of that level of investment can be absolutely terrifying and leave you wondering if you can achieve the kind of career you …
For many of us, our New Year’s resolutions include taking better care of our bodies. One way you can do that is by incorporating weight and strength training into your routine. Weight training provides an assortment of health and wellness benefits and helps to build and tone your muscles. If not having a gym membership …
The winter season stirs up quite a mixed response from the public. For kids, it’s a time to play around, build snowmen, drink hot chocolate and go sledding. But for adults, it can bring on a large number of worries; such as how to stay comfortable at home while budgeting the heating bill, how to …
I am not sure about you guys, but something about being cooped up in my house (for what feels like forever) has me wanting to HGTV the heck out of the place. I see projects everywhere. A little paint here. A new update there. The ideas and opportunities are endless. But sadly, the funds are …
We can all go a little stir-crazy sometimes. Especially in the winter. Cabin fever is a condition that primarily strikes people who live in cold climates where wintry weather keeps them inside for days at a time. But the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that anyone can fall prey to feelings of boredom, …
In the annual season of goal-setting, achievement-seeking and relentless self-comparison, I can’t help but feel myself reconsidering the narrative. Or maybe the metrics by which we define success and value for ourselves. There’s a growing focus on achieving sustained relevancy and influence at scale– clout, if you will. It feels like there’s more of a …
When we place our hearts, our happiness, our future into the hands of another person we give them the power to break us into a million pieces. It’s been over a year since someone I loved with my entire being dropped my heart from the tallest tower and watched as I splintered into countless pieces …