For some reason today I was thinking about all the handwritten letters I have written in my life. I have to think that I may be one of the only persons of my generation that has been a follower of this "ancient" tradition. I do not know if it is because of all the classic…
Lifestyle- Lessons and Thoughts
Awake MY Soul
My usual routine for when I walk to class alone is to listen to music to get me pumped about being awake at eight o'clock in the morning (which is difficult for me since I have developed a religious habit of liking more than enough sleep). So, I try my best to take advantage of…
Okay Mr. Silverstein
Have you ever had the thought, "I can't do this" or "I just don't have time to do this, even though I would really like to achieve this goal." Well, I can definitely attest to these sentiments. Especially this first week of school. What with my mornings starting at 8 AM and having a sixteen-hour…
Show your hair- Mark Nepo
"From the agonies of kindergarten, when we first were teased or made fun of in the midst of all our innocence, we have struggled in one way or another with hiding what is obvious about us."- Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening. This statement from Nepo has been so true to me for the last…
Finding aspirations in odd places
Today I realized something while browsing through Anthropologie's books. I kept finding that I had put on my wishlist practically all their recipe books. It is official. I have a new hobby. Not even that, I have found something completely random and definately unexpected that I enjoy more than I could ever have imagined. Baking.…
“Don’t take it personally…”
There is one word of advice I could never really swallow from my dad. Whenever I came sulking to him with relationship problems with anyone he always told me, "It isn't about you, it is about them. Don't take what other people do or say personally." Well I can tell you within that moment, without…
Simply & Softly 