I participated in #BlackOutTuesday on Instagram on June 2 because, even as a Black person, I am not very outspoken about racial injustice or even my own experiences as a Black person. I, too, wanted to take time to reflect. To be honest, I am not very knowledgeable about the history of my people in …
I have kept a journal since the third day of seventh grade. I wish I could tell you what inspired a 12-year-old to start documenting her day to day activities, but I do not remember. What I do know is, since I started journaling with that first spiral bound, 70 page, college ruled notebook, I …
I recently finished reading a book called This I Believe, a collection of essays from people of all walks of life laying out their personal philosophies. I was intrigued by the idea because I have always been interested in people and their stories. I have struggled to figure out and articulate what I believe personally, so …
This is a simple post to highlight some special people in my life. I value connections in my close friendships. One of the most important things to me is understanding someone and being understood. That is crucial. I believe I share that with each of the friends I will list below. The Childhood Friend Early …
I work in Public Relations, where my job is to maintain the image of my clients - be it a company, an organization or someone's public image. Through all of the strategy and efforts, at the end of the day I have to make the client happy. I am dealing with people day in and day …
For me, it all started freshman year of high school. The school year had just started. We met at church, through youth group. I do recall a few memories before then, but it was high school when I really noticed you. And by noticed you, I mean I realized how attractive you were. A typical …
It is crazy how by re watching a movie you have seen before, you are able to take away brand new information later in life. Usually if it is a movie I have not seen in a long time, I will recognize actors that I have seen since in different movies or TV shows that …
Writing has always been "my thing." When I was a kid, my friends and I used to create stories with illustrations to match. When they out grew story writing, I continued alone. In junior high I started journaling daily, and I journal to this day. In college, I wrote for our school newspaper. I studied …
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I think I am obsessed with journaling. Holding onto memories, growth, development, creativity, expression, are all reasons why I journal. I have a (tacky) plastic storage bin filled with my journals from the 7th grade (circa 2005) to present day. I never cared for fancy notebooks, I've always just used those spiral bound 70 page …
During spring break - about 8 weeks ago - I did some walking down memory lane. I've kept a journal since the 7th grade, so this is familiar territory for me. Often times I look for the moments that I shared with a certain someone. Whenever I get nostalgic with my journal, it's always about …
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