Fashioning an inspired life
why create? why shout into the dark when it seems like the dark is just an endless void? what is the point? an issue addressed millions of times yet it keeps popping up like that pesky green in the sidewalk cracks Let’s start with a quote: “I want to create the things that I love to consume.” -Megan Tan, Millennial Podcast Put like that, the answer seems…
A peek into my inspirations as of late. In order from upper left-hand corner, clockwise: Womankind Magazine— a serious breath of fresh air in the magazine world. Check.it.out. The lovely photographs of @kate_sweeney The beautiful work of Elizabeth Amber Rudnick The fantastic artwork of Sara Blake, Hello ZSO Image Unknown, found on Pinterest (please let me know if you know the creator!) My future hair…
Why is it that there’s a tendency when we see a strong confident, human rocking it in our respective field to feel a sharp pang of unwelcome envy (and please stop me if I’m just speaking for myself here). Why do the “I’m not enough” feelings rush in to fill whatever perceived wound our ego has just created? Is this just the healthy act of competition pushing us to higher heights? Is…
I have the focus of a hamster. Inevitably after starting any task, I find myself distracted midway through by another idea roaming through my head. Like a blip, I hear it, act, open a new web page and then, after approximately 5-15 minutes, have to wrangle myself into remembering what I was doing in the first place. Call this the curse of the millennial or just my…
When I was in 5th grade, acting on copy-cat inspiration from my friends, I decided I was going to keep a journal. I remember the first time I saw it. Our school was having a book fair and we were allowed to scope out the goods before the big night of the fair. The journal caught my eye immediately, propped up on a stack of…
A wise friend of mine once said, “I think everybody lives in their insecurities.” It’s a sentiment I felt important enough to save in a “Quotes” file on my computer and soon forgot all context around. Now, as I sit down to introduce my next interviewee, it triggers something in me. It triggers something because it’s these insecurities that I hope to chip away at through my…