When I was about 10 years old, my older sister, Leah, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. A tumor, that we were told had been forming for years. A tumor that, after multiple surgeries, left her with cognitive challenges that would impact her the rest of her life. And at only 15 years old, …
Have you ever said “Yes”, when you really knew you wanted to say “no”? That question reminds me of my experience as a Systems Engineer Intern at a large Kansas City, MO (United States) company, during the summer of 2010. A company well known for its intern to full time hire program. An internship that …
Two weeks ago, a close friend of mine asked me, “what has been your favorite experience so far on your travels?” 𝗜 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. And quickly had an answer. One memory stood out in particular. During my first two days in Portugal, I found myself wanting a few things that many want.. 𝗔 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗔 …
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Back in January, I was invited to a Super Bowl party, by a long time friend of mine. I accepted the invite, as it was the last chance to see him before leaving Austin. And growing up, I played baseball for many years, ran track and enjoyed playing football in a small field, in my …
𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵? In January 2012, I could have asked myself these questions. Had I thought of them! At the time, I had just moved to Atlanta, GA and started …
In July 2017 I started writing my first book. Starting as a summary, a breakdown of events in my life. Only four weeks into writing, I had completed about 30 pages, and the outline for it was completed. When I would write, then, and even now as I write this post, I move to being …
In the spring of 2010, I had the 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 to study abroad in New Zealand, for six months. I researched the cost, credits counting towards graduation, and so on. I was so excited, stoked, and energized. This was an opportunity for my small town self to experience what was outside, far outside my current life …
As I sit here writing, I ask myself a question… “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝐼 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠?” Before I could actually answer that question, I took a moment and leaned back into the shoulder high chair. I thought, for a moment, about how I historically approached writing posts for Facebook, …
Have you ever had an 𝒐𝒉 𝒔𝒉** moment? The kind of moment where the reality of what is about to come, or what you are about to do hits you like a… 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗙𝗟 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 However you describe it, it can happen when we are about to.. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 …
As I was walking back to my Airbnb from the gym, listening to the bio of Oprah Winfrey, a thought crossed my mind, “𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴.” My grandmother, a woman I adore, a woman who, has without a doubt shown what unconditional love looks like throughout my entire life, had …
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