Are you ever trying to see the world with new eyes? Do you ever wish you could swap perspectives with someone you admire? Do you ever wonder how it's so easy for some people to go through life when you sometimes feel stuck or lack in certain areas? I think we all feel this way from time to time. I know I certainly do! We're thinking, growing and evolving beings (whether we realize it or not) that are always trying to reach for a heightened perspective, a better way of living

I'll always remember around this time last year, I was on my morning commute to work and I was admittedly checking my phone to play music on Spotify, which often means I'm flipping through songs like they're going out of style. I don't like that I do this; I don't want to be someone who drives and is distracted by her phone, but one of my favorite things is driving to good music or podcasts, so I usually check my cell at least once or twice on my morning commute. That being s

I remember this time last year, I was preparing for my first graduation with the Harriet Eisman Community School and I was admittedly very nervous - at the time I had this teeny tiny fear of public speaking. Well, maybe I shouldn’t say teeny tiny - my nervousness was composed of practicing my speech in front of the mirror a hundred times until I memorized it. So I guess, yes, not so tiny. I wanted everything to be perfect. I’m not sure why I had let my nerves get the best of

When I was in high school, my sister and I would fight for bathroom time to get ready in the mornings. If we weren't fighting over mirror time, we would be arguing over borrowed clothes. Mainly I was being yelled at for stealing my sister's wardrobe and hiding from her in our school's hallways so she wouldn't see me donning her clothes from head to toe. On the occasional mornings where we wouldn't be tearing each other's throats out, we'd manage to have small conversations wi