This must be the most incredible New Year’s Eve that I have in memory, and as I write this it is only 9:30am. I woke up this morning with the sun, though it was covered in a dark cloud of mist. I jumped out of bed and ran to my window and I saw a winter wonderland – not common where I live at all. I squealed so loudly I scared my cat, but soon she came to the window…
Have you ever said to yourself, “Time is moving so quickly!”? I know I have. I used to be absolutely stunned at how as a child time seemed to move so slowly. A summer lasted a lifetime. School never seemed to end. I felt as though I would be a child forever. But then I kept growing, and when I found myself at adulthood I couldn’t get time to stay still. It moved so quickly, and I found life passing,…
I am in love with endings. They are beautiful, tragic, hopeful and sorrowful all at once. They are death. They are roads ending at walls. They stop us where we are and force us to question what that place has become. To put it simpler: They are beginnings. They are life. They are rebirth. This end of another year does not symbolize the end of one thing as much as it does the beginning of another. And with all beginnings,…
There are things we know, and there are things we think we know. And both of those things get mixed up so easily that depending on our circumstance, become something different entirely. There are moments in everyday life that seem so clear, like waking up and eating breakfast and answering emails and calling home to mom. Those are the things that we know how to do, and we do them. Then there are things that we think we know, like…
Recently I had the honor of visiting the CreativeLive studios, and in that time I got to hang out with Kenna Klosterman, amazing host, amazing person, and an inspiration to me. Her kindness and positive spirit never cease to leave me wanting to be a better person. We chatted for a bit on camera about the importance of giving back, and I wanted to share that today. This is my last day in Australia, and tomorrow I fly home. Due…