The journey in itself is exhausting: twenty plus hours on an airplane followed by a six hour car ride more. Yet, driving from the Johannesburg airport through South Africa to the tiny, land-locked country of Swaziland, you can’t sleep no matter how badly you may
Many may think of slavery as just a dark spot in human history, an atrocity existing solely in the past. The reality is, however, that there are more slaves in the world today than ever before. It’s a startling and tragic truth; an injustice that
It’s time for a confession; for some honest talk and real transparency: all of my life I’ve only ever been able to feel truly happy when all who surround me are happy as well. I am a bonafide people-pleaser. Some may even go as far
The fear of missing out: it’s something that we’ve all come to experience at some point in our lives, haven’t we? In college, I had a serious case of it. I recall many sleepless nights rushing from one social event to the next, always feeling
The holidays have arrived and are here in full force. We all want this season to be a special one. We want the warm, fuzzy mood that Christmas evoked in our childhood. We want the comforting feeling of hot cocoa on a cold winter's day,
We want people to believe that we are living the dream, don’t we? We post pictures of our best times, looking like our best selves, and tend to only give our audience enough information and glimpses into our lives that will lead them to believe
Our lives tend to be overwhelmed with to-do lists. We make lists upon lists of people to call, emails to write, tasks to complete, things to buy; it’s never ending. When we lay our heads down at night our minds are often still churning, running
It’s no secret that we live in a culture that values youth above pretty much all else. There is a giant market for anti-aging products. We dye our grey hairs and fight our wrinkles. Some take more extreme measures than others, fighting signs of aging
We’ve all had moments where we’ve looked in the mirror and not exactly been pleased with the reflection staring back at us. We poke and prod. We frown and grown. These are the days that we are hyper-critical of ourselves, noticing every last blemish or
Whether we are aware of it or not we all assign and subscribe to labels of some kind. More often than not they are fairly defining; they define both our perception of ourselves and of our perception of others. Some labels carry with them positive
Socrates once boldly said that the unexamined life is not worth living. This is a profound notion, and one that speaks many truths to us today. Living an examined life is important; it’s what spurs on growth! We should be always reflecting on our goals,
“Have patience with everything that remains unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language.” -Rilke Loving the questions themselves, such simple yet poignant advice. No matter what stage of life we
So much is expected of us in this culture that we live in. There is a lot of pressure put on us to be strong yet tender, nurturing yet independent, adventurous yet grounded. We are mothers, caretakers and hostesses, but also students, professionals and contributing
I’ve known some amazing women during my short time on earth; total knockout beauties, marathon runners, artists, writers, incredible mothers, gourmet chefs, comedians… you name it. And let me tell you, these women have inspired me to my very core. However, being surrounded by such