Fashioning an inspired life
I am a collector of phrases. I discover them in books, pick them out of blog articles and stow away the wise words my friends blurt out when I least expect it. I unearth them from their context and carry them into my world. But unlike that collection of figurines gathering dust on your grandma’s shelf, I like to think that this collection offers me…
I find it easy to get lost in mental loops. Maybe you can relate? Everything becomes about me, me, me. I worry about if I’m making the right choices. I worry about how I’m not as skinny as I used to be. I worry about what other people think about me. I worry about letting people down, and letting myself down, not living up to…
Sometimes a girl just needs to bake a cookie. Correction: sometimes this girl just needs to bake a cookie. There is something about baking. I love that it is both a science and an art. You can play with different flavor combinations but as long as you follow the directions, you are guaranteed something delicious. No wonder there is that saying, “easy as cake.” Whenever I…
What do you do when your mind feels blank? When your body feels foreign? When you feel like a sponge, saturated by watery impressions that absorb straight through and leave no visible trace? Wondering when you will feel the residue. Wondering when the impressions will stop feeling blank and start making an impact.
Sometimes the smallest actions or statements make the biggest impact. It could be a phrase a friend says in passing or a stranger offering directions when you need them most. You never know how your actions and words will hit someone and what will stick with them. For example, a dear mentor of mine threw out the phrase, “stay with your thread.” Ever since she…
Things are about to get sentimental because, let’s face it, I’m a sentimental girl. As I approach my 23rd birthday, I find myself trying to re-cap the past year. I don’t know if it is human nature or my personal neuroses but, either way, I feel the urge to “sum up” my experiences. I try to take inventory of what has happened and where I…