Tweet Well it’s finally here, my favorite time of year, FALL! Fall has always been my favorite season. It reminds me of going to my grandma’s cottage when I was younger and having campfires with roasted marshmallows, jumping in piles of leaves, apple picking, hot chocolate, carving pumpkins and of course trick or treating. Now
Ode to Fall
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Feeling Good
Tweet As a writer, most of my time is spent thinking and brainstorming. The actual writing process goes quickly, once I have my initial idea or inspiration. Until that point, I’m lost; It can take time or it just hits me out of nowhere. The great thing about inspiration is that it can literally come
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Literature Love Affair
Tweet I am continually inspired by everything around me. It seems that everything has a story to tell and something to teach me. When I have bad days, I try to remember, that those too have stories to tell and are inspiring in their own right. Stories have always fascinated me. I just recently finished
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Illuminating the Truth
Tweet This topic is surprisingly difficult for me. I am overflowing with quotes – I read constantly, and I try my hardest to memorize what I love, so I have no shortage of quotes. But what is inspiring me right at this moment? I’m not sure. I am reading (very, very slowly) the Unbearable Lightness
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Collector of Quotes
Tweet I am most definitely a collector of quotes. I even keep a journal of quotes that I record when I come across lines found in books, songs or simple words of advice. Quotes are a beautiful expression that inspire and encourage me. My mother recently gave me a canvas with this saying that has
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Finding Inspiration in Media
Tweet What do Forrest Gump, Anne of Green Gables, Dr. Seuss and Kanye West have in common? They all top my list of inspirational movies, books, quotes and songs. Forrest Gump may not be a real person, but he is one of the most inspirational characters I’ve ever known. It is one of those movies
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Having a Release
Tweet Blogging for the past few weeks on Brandkit has been a lot of fun! The start of blogging at Brandkit coincided with the height of a busy season at work, and it has been worthwhile to have some forced reflection time each week to think about what I want out of life and what my
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No Fear
Tweet I started working as an intern at a magazine last week, and I love everything about it. The publishing company for which my magazine is a part of is huge, with offices throughout America and even one in the Mecca for all aspiring writers – New York. I love swiping my keycard to gain
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Seek Comfort – Seek Challenge
Tweet I think the things that scare you ultimately end up making the biggest impacts on your life. I read once that to live a successful life, you must balance living comfortably with being challenged. As humans, we tend to seek comfort – we like what we’ve already done, and are naturally scared to seek
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Experiences Really Are Life-Changing
Tweet There are many things that have influenced who I am today. I think the whole college experience had a huge influence on me. Even though I didn’t go very far, River Falls, Wisconsin (only about 45 minutes from where I grew up), I was in a different state and a different state of mind
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