My life in lists: Ashley Sue started thinking in lists, and she found herself swimming in tidbits of paper and topics… More importantly, she realized that infinite possibilities lie within her.
Like so many other diagnoses, we Americans like to toss around terms like “ADD” and “ADHD” casually. We like to blanket over why we forgot to send that birthday card on time. We like to make excuses as to why we do not make the time to pray, to eat healthy, and to exercise. We seem to enjoy disrespecting other people’s time by being chronically late. After all, we have self-justified excuses of all...
I generally do not buy into celebrity hype, however, I am a purveyor of the arts. If you can call reality TV art. My awesome sister and her husband asked a while back what five celebrities you would want to be friends with. I do find myself compelled toward some celebrities, so I play along. Turns out, this has been a fun dinner party question for my friends, too! I am adapting this to...
I have several projects going on right now, and a fabulous company I am working toward working for. With everything going on, I am planning a personal “blog challenge” for this site. Blog challenge. That seems to be what the cool kids are calling it on the web these days. Thirty days. Thirty posts. Each post pre-planned. This very much is not my style, but at the same time, I figure it may challenge...
Dear Hopeless, Trapped, or Confused, If you feel lost professionally, or even personally, maybe this question can help you figure out more about who you are: What are your top three dream jobs, real or completely made up? No judging yourself. No looking at my answers until you think of your own. No second guessing your gut. Trust me, it would be easy to think, “Shouldn’t I shoot for something loftier?” I made the...
Twenty places I would LOVE to adventure to, with my Adventurer for Life Marcus Ray: France (I am swept away with the history & luxury of the nation.) Germany (Cows, beers, and castles. Plus, I studied the language for six years.) Greece (Hello, history!) Switzerland (Chocolate, anyone? And a very PC people?) Italy (I’d walk routes from the Bible, eat eat eat, and hug creepy trees.) India (I think I would make it a...
YahyaHenry, someone I just found on Twitter, is 30 today. Marc turns 30 this Sunday, and I, on January 1. Hence, I intantly felt some kindred bond with Mr. Henry upon finding him today, his 30th birthday. I wanted to share… he has a fantastic list of reflections as he has finished his 20s and moved into a new era of wisdom. My favorites include: 2. If you prided yourself in being the same...
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