Life: Short, Precious, Beautiful
“The CAT scan results just came back.” I stared at the doctor, waiting for him to tell me that everything was fine and I was approved to fly to Charlotte tomorrow. I had been sitting ...
reflections
2022
What a year. I always get reflective towards the end of the year, especially around my birthday. I’m turning 25 in a few weeks. I got to see a lot of the world this year. ...
Growth
“When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you jump. Otherwise, you end up staying in the same place your whole life. And that I cannot do.” – Abel Morales We’re three months into ...
Convictions
A lot of things snapped into place for me last weekend. I was talking to my coach on Wednesday, trying to process the wave of emotions that steamrolled me, and I realized that at the ...
Career Coaching – Session I
I had my first coaching session this week and I cried. Alvinnie Kwok is a career and empowerment coach that specializes in working with women of color. She leverages her background in consulting to help ...
The Vulnerability Challenge
It’s been quite a year. I stopped writing for a while. I didn’t know how to process certain events…and so I ran away from them! I numbed myself to feeling pain – not realizing that ...
From Homeschooler to NYC Business Executive: Does Homeschooling Produce Successful Adults?
My childhood was unconventional, to say the least. When I entered college, I avoided telling anyone about my educational background because I already knew their reaction. Wide, surprised eyes, then their brows would crease in ...
Don’t Settle
What does love look like? And why is it worth waiting for? Last year was wild. Through a variety of relationships and experiences, I feel like I’ve learned a little more about what love looks ...
Seasonal
how do you look into the eyes of someone you love and tell them that they aren’t right for you? that you aren’t right for them? that the blazing fire has been doused by harsh ...
Lee Jackson
I’ve always known life was short, but that fact never hit me as hard as it did yesterday. I was on the train home when I received a text from my mom – “Grandpa was ...