"It's been a long day without you, my friend, and I'll tell you all about it when I see you again."Charlie Puth I stared at the ring on my right index finger, five small diamonds in the shape of a star, gleaming in the sun shining through my car windows, and, not for the first …
Leaning into the Lemons
Lemon: a person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory; dud" I knew I shouldn't send the email. I was on vacation, in Italy, and to her credit, my future boss had told me to disconnect. But I'd told her I wasn't going to completely. While I was set to explore the rugged beauty …
Seeing Clearly
"…It's her journey to find the strength within herself and become the person, the example to others, that she really wished Maya had been for her." --Amazon.com Reader Review of And Then It Rained “I didn't bring the chicken.” My 20-year-old cousin Natalie, or my "big sister" as I often called her given our 5-year …
In My Blood
Help me, it's like the walls are caving in Sometimes I feel like giving up But I just can't It isn't in my blood" -Shawn Mendes "It's not good, Megan…" It was all my mom's teary voice could get out, but it was enough to put a rock in the pit of my stomach. "What …
Living Your Passion
Find something that makes you happy and fixate on it. That is the answer to all things. It's the answer to getting everything that you want." -Abraham Hicks What is your why? It's been months since I put that quote in my iPhone "Notebook" application reserved for blog post inspirations; so long, in fact, that …