Posts Tagged: All About Love

30 days of 30, Days 10-30, finally.

June 30, 2013

Here’s the list of what my activities included for the rest of my 30 days of 30. I decided that instead of stories, I’d just share some pictures. Day 10: Beach with Marie Day 11: Indian with Joann Day 12: AA graduation + party Day 13: BWI pick up and Treehouse

30 Days of 30: Day 2

June 03, 2013

“The choice to love is a choice to connect—to find ourselves in the other.” bell hooks, All About Love We are a people hardwired for connection and it’s in and through our relationships with others that we come to best know ourselves. At its heart, connection, relationships, self-awareness, and reflection are what my 30 days of 30 is all about: I get 30 days to celebrate the completion of 30 years of life and to acknowledge all of the intricacies that …

Fear or Love? Which will it be? (pt. 2)

October 26, 2012

This post is a continuation of yesterday’s post. If you missed it, check here to catch up. As my freezing thawed out, I began to choose love and I began to choose myself. bell hooks states it well: “The choice to love is a choice to connect—to find ourselves in the other.” I found myself in several others, who were crucial to this thawing. 1. My Boresha family, who saw my light when I was in the depth of disaster and …

Sometimes, it takes a volcano

October 11, 2012

“The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other.” bell hooks Three months ago, I was beginning to think about my trip to Guatemala and how to prepare for it. Two months ago I had just returned from Guatemala and knew that my life was uniquely transformed. One month ago I fumbled about in the ramp up of clients that accompanies the beginning of the school year.  Today, I return to writing here, certain that …