Toleration vs. Appreciation

As an avid Taylor Swift fan, I’ve found that Taylor has an insane ability to illustrate emotions through imagery and metaphors that people have struggled to find words to describe. Love her, or hate her— her songwriting is thoughtful, creative and describes human emotions in ways I can’t help but appreciate. I was listening toContinue reading “Toleration vs. Appreciation”

The Unintentional Experiment

I am a very huggy-touchy person who comes from a huggy family. And as someone who values that kind of affection, you never know how much it drastically affects your life until, you don’t have it anymore. For the last 3 weeks I was unintentionally doing a blind experiment that I wasn’t even aware of.Continue reading “The Unintentional Experiment”

I Don’t Want To “Light Up Rooms”

I was talking to one of my best friends at work the other day and we were having a conversation about our enneagram types. With him being a type 2 and him being a type 6 there’s no doubt why we get along so well. (If you haven’t taken the test to better understand whyContinue reading “I Don’t Want To “Light Up Rooms””

The Attitude of Gratitude

People’s minds are fascinating, especially those who give you permission to explore them. When I recently asked a friend to narrow down his favorite comedian turned actor whose movies they could never grow tired of, without hesitation they mentioned the late Robin Williams. I agreed with him, and we spouted off some of our favoriteContinue reading “The Attitude of Gratitude”