“People matter. This includes you. Stop trying to sell everything about yourself to everyone. Don’t just hammer away and repeat and talk at people — talk TO people.” – Maureen Johnson With keeping with my New Year resolution I’ve been reading more. In my reading I came across an article written by Maureen Johnson entitled […]
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill Maybe it is because I’m shy. Maybe it is that I find it interesting to hear what people have to say. Possibly it is for a reason that I have yet […]
“…you know what it feels like when all your teeth are falling out really slowly and you don’t realize and then you notice that, well, they’re really far apart. And then one day… you don’t have any teeth anymore.” — Carol, Where the Wild Things Are I recently re-watched the Spike Jonze film Where the […]
I tend to try to stay away from writing about controversial topics on this blog. I have, however, recently been thinking a lot about religion and society and wanted to share these thoughts with all of you. Why is it we let religion separate us instead of bring us closer together? I’ve spent some time […]
It’s no secret that today, February 14th, is Valentine’s Day. I have to be honest; I’m not a big fan of Hallmark holidays. Society telling us what love is and what we need to do to show it. Roses, candy, cards, and fancy dinners are naturally the only way to show someone you love them, […]