Tag: experience
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Dear Graduate (During a Global Crisis)
For those of you mourning the loss of celebrating graduation, I am too. Let’s talk about why you are actually this year’s MVP.
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The Empath & the Storm
With a pandemic on the rise, let’s talk about all things empathy, and the other important lessons to keep in mind during this time.
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The Power of a Decade
Here’s what I know about decades. About a decade ago, I was expelled from high school. The girls that bullied me so bad that I ended up in the hospital contributed to breaking a sense of my self worth that took me the better half of a decade, a lot of lifestyle changes, and a…
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Christmas Retold
I used to read the story differently than I do now. As a child, I read the story literally. An angel came to Mary and told her she would have a son and he would be named Jesus and peace would be brought to the world. Her and Joseph would travel to a faraway land,…
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A Letter to the Person Leaving Home for the First Time
A grounded letter to my first time travelers, my dreamers, my soul searchers, and my broken-hearted readers searching the globe for answers.
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On Taking a Knee
A response to the Take a Knee movement seen on the fields this football season from a die-hard military supporter, and a thoughts about addressing issues of inequality.
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Poverty Across Culture & Country: A Letter Home
One day I was living in one of the most privileged parts of the country, and the next day I was working in one of the poorest. A dose of bravery and an intense pay cut reshaped my understanding of need, and just how much work still needs to be done in this country.
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Do it afraid – The courage to get up and go
Fear is simply an emotion – a powerful one at that, but one that you can do anything with when you don’t feed it.