I remember when I was a kid, bullies existed, but not in the numbers that they exist today. In the digital age, the stretch of bullying has extended past the classroom and school and gone into the individual homes of a child. Unlike previous generations, who had a safe haven at home; kids and teens…
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Tune Tuesday #30 – Heart of Gold
My heart is hurting. I do not want to write about today’s topic. Deep sigh. This is where my heart is … hurting. I have to follow it, honor it and let it speak. I ran into an ex this weekend. I met him a year ago. I remember when we first met. As I…
Tune Tuesday #28 – Happy
“You’ve never been to Vegas?” My friends ask that question each time I tell them, I’m from Arizona and I’ve never been to Vegas. When I was girl, I was curious about the city, because of the movies and as I got older, I never cared to visit the city. This past December everything changed,…
Tune Tuesday #27 – Personal Power Starts with Self Love
It’s International Woman’s Day! Today is a special day that celebrates the strides woman have made from across the country and around the world. We are living in a unique time in history where hidden cultures or subcultures and the challenges they face are coming to the forefront of human consciousness. The broadening of the…
Wisdom Wednesday #57 – Starved for Connection
“Babies get the most amount of touch, while the elderly get the least.” Ever since I heard that stat in college, it stuck with me. As a young girl, I remember feeling sympathetic towards the elderly that I saw in the community and at church who were alone. As a very, young girl I was…
Wisdom Wednesday #56 – The World is as Big or as Small as You Make It
I have had three pen pals during my education from elementary school to college. My first pen pal, whom I had when I was in third grade, was a retired teacher that lived in a nursing home. I enjoyed writing to her and learning about her experience of going to school in a one room…
Tune Tuesday #21 – Give a Little Bit
This week is Thanksgiving! In my early adulthood my focus shifted from counting my blessings during this season, to thanking the people who are blessings. Almost 10 years ago, I started the tradition of sending personal, hand written, thank you notes to people that have the biggest impact on my year. These notes outline specific actions, words…
Tune Tuesday #9 – The Power of Goodbye
Many of my friends are navigating the world of dating and romantic relationships. Within this past few weeks alone, I have heard stories around online dating, long distance relationships, heartbreak, new love, weird dates and break-ups and the long awaited apology. Earlier this year, I had an unexpected experience that I didn’t know I needed….
Wisdom Wednesday #2 – What is your Essence? Revisited
The topic of essence came up again in book club. We already discussed what we thought the Essence of a Person is and our own essence. This time we were given a week to complete an assignment. The assignment was to find a video clip, song, music video, commercial etc. that is an example of…
Illuminated Voice 