I never planned to be here. I never thought I would write this blog, write this consistently and live the life I am living. Today is my three-year anniversary of starting The Illuminated Voice. This blog started out as a goal for myself to practice being vulnerable. I was challenged to perform a solo show, by my voice coach, about…
Tag: Vulnerable
Mindful Monday #137 – The Source of Our Greatest Strength
This past Friday I wrote a post titled “She told me to stay single.” The post is a real life account of a woman I met this year that kindly told me to stay single. She wanted me to counter the narrative of how she was raised as a Latin woman (and how all women…
Wisdom Wednesday #64 – Radical Openess
My awareness has expanded in a way that has changed me. I feel like I see more and I feel more and I notice that I need more time at home to rest and rejuvenate. This weekend, while in solitude, I came across a series of videos that have so much juicy wisdom. One of…
Sometimes You Need to Scream
Today calls for some much needed screams. Yet, I am silent. While I want and need to, I won’t actually let go and lean into the flow to scream. In improv, I was prompted into a life or death situation to elevate my emotions so that I can perform from that emotional place. I tried…
Wisdom Wednesday #59 – Be Comfortable with Imperfection
In honor of Women’s History Month today’s wisdom comes from a Ted Talk by Reshma Saujani titled “Teach Bravery, Not Perfection”. In her experience with teaching girls to code she has discovered an area of future growth for both girls, women and society at large. She pushes the importance for women to be comfortable with…
My Grown Up Christmas Wish
Why am I writing? Should I continue to blog? Does my writing matter? I have been blogging a little over two years and this fall I started to question my blogging. I started blogging to get comfortable (being uncomfortable) with complete vulnerability. Through this process I realized I love to write and want to pursue a career as a…
Tune Tuesday #24 -Starlight
“I don’t know if it’s worth it anymore?” That line is from the Muse song Starlight. I first heard that song when I was an intern at a local radio station in Arizona and it quickly became the symbol of my dream to move to Los Angeles and further my career in the entertainment industry….
Beauty within the Struggle
I am smiling the largest smile as I write this post. Even though my struggle saga continues and life isn’t letting up, I still have so much to be thankful for and so much to smile about. Why am I smiling? I’m smiling because I am growing and my perspective is changing. I’m smiling because…
Heartbroken
Last Valentines day I wrote “How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day – Single Edition.” It was my intention to follow up that post, with a “couples edition” post this year. However, I am not dating anyone and I am nowhere near a romantic relationship, so that idea is tabled. Like last weeks post, this weeks post…
Mindful Monday #44 – Awareness
“How are you?” A very simple question that is often followed with a basic answer. Greetings between people are so common in daily life that they have become mechanical. We give the same answer to everyone we come in contact with, regardless if we truly mean what we say. These general questions that are asked…
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