Category: Art & Beauty

  • A Small & Passing Thing

    A Small & Passing Thing

    Every day people face wars. Wars that tear our countries, our stability, our minds, our hearts, our relationships, our identities. In many cases, these wars are hidden — kept under the folds of guilt and fear. Hidden wars leave us with acute feelings of alienation and despair. We’re left in the dark, ill-equipped and uncertain…

  • A Soldier of Hope

    A Soldier of Hope

    I’m a bit of a contradiction when it comes to hope. At times, I have my head in the clouds, lovely dreams fluttering across my mind of life ahead. At other times, life seems too unpredictable and my dreams too light to even breathe the word “hope.” I have felt hopeless, dear reader. I know…

  • Longing for Light

    Longing for Light

    At the end of the day, my soul is weary with weight. With a heavy heart, I lie down in deep darkness…

  • What It Means To Live

    What It Means To Live

    Hey, friends! I hope life finds you well. (: I’m back after a month’s hiatus, feeling refreshed and ready to dive deeper into the posts I release. As you may have noticed, there have been some changes in my blog’s format and content. I encourage you to snoop around, check out my About, and discover…

  • 10 Ways To Simplify Your Life (collab w/ Hope Leilani)

    10 Ways To Simplify Your Life (collab w/ Hope Leilani)

    A simple lifestyle. . . something many of us long for but have no idea how to adopt. Our world craves for more. “If I just had (insert word) I’d be happy” is a phrase I hear far too often. Minimalism takes a different approach. It pushes us to survey what we already have, discover…

  • How Reading Jane Austen Has Made Me a Better Writer (Guest Post by Bella Putt)

    How Reading Jane Austen Has Made Me a Better Writer (Guest Post by Bella Putt)

    Ladies and gentlemen, I have something very special for you today… A guest post by my dear blogger friend, Bella Putt! I know you’re going to enjoy this post — not just because Jane Austen is an author many of us know and love… but because Bella is an AMAZING writer and she has some…