"What do you want to be when you grow up?" This question haunted me from childhood. I felt like everyone around me knew what job they wanted, where they wanted to live and even how many kids they wanted! So not having an answer was isolating. I think I was confused because my mind didn't work the … Continue reading Making a Living vs. Making a Life
· Originally published on FEMPotential · I like to think of myself as an optimist. In fact, I know quite certainly I am. It’s got to do with the fact that I’m always searching for that silver lining, no matter how dark things may seem. You may look at that as strength, but I count … Continue reading To the Girl Who Puts Claw Marks on Everything That Leaves Her
Some say time heals, music mends and meditation restores. For me, there has always been solace in self expression. I'm usually never short of things to say, but when my serious relationship hit an abrupt halt, I found myself at a loss for words. Not really. I actually couldn't stop talking about it. It consumed me. … Continue reading How Writing Saved my Life
Gaze out and wonder Seeing in pairs Hands intertwined Not watchful of stares Lips meet, lids close Hearts blend to one The world takes a breath And the moment is done Exhale as they leave Eyes follow along Doubt whispers gently That something is wrong With the music you like Or the words that you … Continue reading Drowning in a Dream | Poem
"My heart swings back and forth between the need for routine and the urge to run." As it is widely known, my career as a Flight Attendant has taken me places that I never dreamed I would have the chance to go. I've fallen in love every time I stepped into a new city, and … Continue reading My Life as a Moving Target
I can't believe it's been a year. On August 16, 2015, I packed my bags, loaded the car and left the only life I knew. A whirlwind of change surrounded me as tears rolled silently down my cheeks. It was time. This was the moment I had been waiting for my whole life, and all I had … Continue reading What a Year Will do to You
Growing up I initially didn't do much dating. This was probably in part because I towered over every boy at the middle school dances, coming up just shy of 6 feet at the ripe age of 13. I remember at that point feeling insecure (like a lot of us in middle school), because these were … Continue reading The World Built a Hole in my Heart
Call me an optimist. I'll accept the title wholeheartedly. And no, that doesn't mean I'm disconnected from reality. Our world is overflowing with contradictions, failure and aggravation. Not all roads merge, and some people don't care about things that others would give their life for. We live as a blink in a larger view, and with the devastation … Continue reading 5 Small Ways to Make the World a Better Place
Theatre fans across the world are mourning today. All humans united (indulge me here) this past year with the common goal to someday, some way, somehow see Hamilton the Musical with the original cast. New Yorkers and tourists alike, unable to afford the staggering prices of actual tickets, eagerly have entered the lottery every day, hoping … Continue reading How Hamilton is Teaching us to Rise Up
The photo above was taken years ago at a wedding my family attended together. Never having a place to put it, I kept it archived on my phone, and would pull it out from time to time because it made me feel all sorts of happy. In this one moment, I feel like the love … Continue reading The Love Story that Changed my Life
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