life relationships 

Cynical Love and The Single Independent Woman

“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” –Henry Rollins   As I sat at dinner with a few old friends from my school days long gone by, I suddenly felt out-of-place; I hadn’t felt discomfort like this in a while. My discomfort stemmed from that fact that I couldn’t relate the same way to life and love as they did; I decided to keep quiet, observe and take the entire situation into my mind to slowly digest it. There…

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Funerals & Grieving – Guest Post on Confessions of a Funeral Director

Death is always a difficult subject to talk about; funerals and grieving aren’t your normal every day subjects. I’ve had peace with and an understanding of death since I was a child. I’ve written an article about my personal experiences with death and grieving; today it is being featured as a guest post on Caleb Wilde’s blog, Confessions of a Funeral Director. I am very humbled and honored to have my writing appear on his blog. Caleb is an amazing man who has used to internet to reach out to…

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My (Silent) Body Shaming – elephant journal

I am my own worst enemy when it comes to my body – please take a moment and visit my latest on elephant journal! This is something I have to work at daily until it’s deep seated in my mind. elephant journal is an excellent site to read inspiring, informing and all over positive words from some of the best writers out there – their themes run the gamut from wellness, spirituality, yoga, food and green living. If you haven’t checked them out yet, then perhaps today is that day! Stay…

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