"Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.” – Max Lucado 2018 was my first year doing the "Pray For Your Future Spouse Challenge." I was... Continue Reading →
Monday Motivation: It’s OK to Apologize
Maturity is being able to acknowledge when you’re wrong. Then making appropriate changes to amend the wrong doings. It’s important to own the mistake and address it. It affords the opportunity to re-gain trust in the relationship and limits the likelihood of repeat offense. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, admit you were wrong,... Continue Reading →
I Jumped Out of a Plane
I’ve been indoor skydiving before but I went tandem skydiving at WNY skydiving in Albion, NY and it was so much fun! Firs you have to watch this video and sign your life away, basically to say you’re jumping at your own risk and you waive your rights to sue if something happens. My trainer,... Continue Reading →
28 Lessons Learned in my 28 Years of Life
"I've learned my lessons, but I'm also still learning them."-Benjamin ClementineI was cleaning my office a couple months ago and found this piece of paper that listed some major gems on how to live your life. Based on the penmanship, I’d say I had to be in like middle school when I wrote this list. ... Continue Reading →
Spoken Word
"Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry. I tell people it involves creating poetry that doesn't just want to sit on paper, that something about it demands it be heard out loud or witnessed in person." -Sarah Kay You ever seen the movie Love Jones? You know, the one with Nia Long and... Continue Reading →
Bucket List: Challenged Accepted
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain Over the past few years I've actively been trying to... Continue Reading →
Dear Future Blog Recap
"There will never be a replacement for that ongoing physical contact. But I don't think blogging is meant to replace the face-to-face of friendships and meetings. Blogging is a way to keep in touch with a larger group of people on an ongoing basis, in a more efficient way." -Indra Nooyi I started this blog... Continue Reading →
Acupuncture for PMS
"Acupuncture is a truly effective therapy that provides significant pain relief. " -University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine I've been fortune enough to go through life without experiencing any real cravings or physical symptoms from Aunt Flo, besides a pimple, until this past year. They say when you're more active the cramps subside. So I guess... Continue Reading →
Game Night
"It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see." -James Hetfield Growing up we didn't have much, but it didn't really feel like it. My parents made it a point to show that family time was everything. Instead of going out all the time, we stayed in... Continue Reading →
Boxing
"In the boxing ring of life, it’s not how hard you hit, but how many times you can get hit and keep moving forward." – Sylvestor Stallone This year I went Boxing for the first time. Honestly, I think this was the first time in like 13 years that I've done a sport other than... Continue Reading →