In everything give thanks. This is what God wants you to do because of Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Don't you hate that feeling? You know... the feeling when it seems like everyone has everything you want? That feeling that you don't have anything you have longed for, or even anything you have prayed…
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Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post titled Never Give Up. The post centered around my fear and anxiety when beginning my Master's. Actually, it focused on my walk to my very first class in the program. I was transparent about how during that walk to my very first class I almost turned around and went…
Today is my birthday! Upon the birthday that has aged me a quarter of a century, I have decided to create a blog post about everything that I have learned in these 25 years. Over the course of my life, I have learned a lot of lessons -- many of them have been learned the…
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." -Joseph P. Kennedy Allow me a moment to spill the tea on a professor I had during college. But before we can even get to that story, I have to give you a little background. You see, I have always been an extremely introverted and shy…
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“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” –Albert Einstein Mistakes build character, right? As a common mistake-maker, I would happen to agree with that statement. Honestly, I believe that there is a lot to learn from the mistakes that we make. Our mistakes shape who…
"Instead of saying "I don't have time" try saying "It's not a priority", and see how that feels." -Wall Street Journal For months, I spent day after day creating reasons why I couldn't go to the gym, why I couldn't stop eating out, why I couldn't... well, this list could take up the entire post!…
As teenagers, we have absolutely no clue who we are. Adolescence is the time in which we seek to discover ourselves. However, it is also the time that we feel pressured by our peers and societal standards to behave a certain way. It is the time that we receive ridicule from people in our school,…
Continue reading ➞ 5 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Teenage Self
