Know yourself. Grow yourself.
You may have heard it said that struggles and trials make a person stronger. Or perhaps you’ve jammed out with Kelly Clarkson, singing, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!” With every conflict we face, we have an opportunity–a CHOICE–to grow. However, Star Trek Beyond presents a challenging question: Is
Introduction I first met this lovely lady on Periscope. I remember stumbling upon her live scope of her church’s worship team practice, followed her on Periscope, and then started learning about her as she scoped about her story and some lessons she had learned. I instantly connected with her! She
To “encourage” means “to inspire courage.” It uses the power of words to inspire such courage. For some, it is a foreign language, often due to growing up without hearing it spoken very often. But some are naturally born encouragers (I happen to be one!). We all have different strengths
Today is my 1st book review on the blog! Woot! I am a HUGE believer in the power of reading (as long as you’re reading smartly!), so I’d like to start sharing more good finds with you and discuss some nuggets of wisdom I gleaned from reading the books myself
I bet you’re expecting a satire piece, aren’t you? Well not today! I genuinely think there are a few ways reading can potentially cause more harm than good. But wait! Don’t go cutting up your library card and burning your books quite yet! First let’s talk about the 4 ways
This is the last post in the series, Reflections of a College Valedictorian. If you’d like to go back and read the other posts in this series, click the links below. Saying Goodbye Means Saying Hello High School Popularity is All But Forgotten Growth is Greater Than Grades Today we
This post originally appeared on Anna’s 1st blog, Annamotion. Introduction E.P.I.C. Stories have returned and I am delighted to introduce you to a highly talented artist and creative, Jennifer Conley! Just from my short time of talking with her I can sense her big heart for others and adding beauty
Over the past few weeks we’ve been in a series called “Reflections of a College Valedictorian” where I’ve shared some lessons from my experience that I hope will place other students farther ahead of the game and keep them from making some of the same mistakes I did. If you’d
Were you ever impacted by the popularity contest in school? Perhaps it wasn’t so bad at your school…or perhaps it didn’t seem so bad because you were actually in the popular clique. Perhaps you were one of the many who tried to change yourself to fit in. Perhaps you felt
As of April 30th, 2016, I am now a college graduate! After spending almost my entire life in school, it’s hard to believe it is finished. It’s a very bittersweet feeling, indeed. Over the next few weeks I’m going to reflect and share a few lessons I’ve learned. I hope
