Uplifting Messages
08 Jul
Travels: Facing Fears with Japan’s “In The Heights”
Hello all! Today I wanted to jump back several years to one of the first really impactful experiences I had while living in Japan – one that taught me a HUGE lesson which is to ALWAYS GO FOR IT when in the land of the rising sun. Not to mention, I love recalling this experience […]
Read more 23 Mar
Receiving Peace During Times of Uncertainty (COVID-19)
Hello everyone, I hope you are all safe and well upon reading this. I realize right now is a time of much uncertainty in the world with regard to the recently named pandemic COVID-19 or coronavirus. I think it’s very easy when faced with the unknown to feel anxious, scared, or even depressed. I, for […]
Read more 02 Jan
Kindness Challenge: Compliment a Stranger
Hello lovelies, Here’s something fun for you all today: a challenge! (Don’t worry, it’s relatively easy 😉 ) Try once a day for a full week to genuinely compliment someone you don’t know. And I mean genuinely. Compliment their hair if you like their hair. Tell them you are grateful for their smile. Compliment the […]
Read more 01 Jan
Happy New Year 2020!
Happy New Year loves! Wow! Another whole year! I remember last year my blog post on the new year was mostly a catch up of things as I had been so far behind, but not this year! So instead of a recap, I wanted to share a thought that came into my mind via way […]
Read more 28 Dec
Thoughts This Christmas Season
Merry Christmas my loves! I know this is rather late, but I do hope that your Christmas was filled with cheer and time with your families. As the holidays have gone on this year, I’ve felt and been very busy, feeling the weight of this holiday season, just as I’m sure many of you have. […]
Read more 28 Nov
Happy Thanksgiving! (2019)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Another year is coming up on a close soon, but perhaps that’s one of the reasons I enjoy Thanksgiving so much – it’s a great time of year to reflect on all the joys the year has brought. Sometimes years bring struggles and hardships, but I often find upon reflection, that believe […]
Read more 26 Aug
MIYAVI: No Sleep Till Tokyo Tour – Washington D.C.
Hey guys! Soooo it’s Sunday! And I’m kinda dead exhausted. Very brief post today, but I went to see MIYAVI live in concert this past week – lots of fun! My eardrums still said otherwise the day after (might have been really close to a speaker and damaged my ears a bit), but I enjoyed […]
Read more 15 Jun
#Harlana2018 – Be True to Yourself
Hello loves, I wanted to continue with my writing theme this week with another piece that I hope will remind you never to give up on yourselves. With the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s rather easy to see why to get through the day, we sometimes just go with the crowd – thinking […]
Read more 10 Jun
“Aladdin” – Refreshingly Splendid
In 1992, Disney released “Aladdin”, a 90 minute animated feature telling the story of a young man who by chance finds a magic lamp holding a genie inside that would grant him three wishes. A magical rendition of the classic story of “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp” from “One Thousand and One Nights”, the film […]
Read more 08 Jun
Why Work is like a Stone
To all those who need a hand, This isn’t my normal kind of post, but as I’ve really been getting into doing some new things at work this week (read: I’ve suddenly gotten really busy), it’s been on my mind. I have a stone that sits on my shelf that reads “work”. When I got […]
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