• On Being a Writer,  Seeing Self

    You Are What You Say You Are

    Have you ever felt like a failure? Have you ever had those days when you felt completely paralyzed by a mistake or a setback? Have you ever been ready to give up on a dream because you thought you didn’t have the talent it took to succeed? We’ve all had those ugly moments. Moments when we curl up and lick our wounds, throw a pity party and bathe in self-hate. But what good does that do? If this describes your current state of mind or if you experience these moments more often than not, then I want you to pay close attention to what I am about to say. You…

  • On Inspiring,  Rising Up,  Seeing Self

    On Shedding Light & Seeing Self

    Have the words or actions of another ever made you feel invisible and insignificant? Has someone close to you ever minimized your talents and achievements, causing you to feel small and unimportant? Have you ever wandered through life feeling as though you will never measure up…never be enough…never be seen…never be heard?   I have.   How we view ourselves is deeply rooted in the level of love, support and approval we received from the beginning. When encouragement, acceptance and recognition are absent, it wounds us. And it can oftentimes take more time to heal from those wounds than it did to create them. Some never recover…while others only live…