Election Outcomes I have a confession… I am a female college-educated millennial… and I voted for Trump. Actually, this isn’t a confession at all. If asked, I would tell anyone I was voting for Trump. And… More
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GIFTS
This is the time of year when everyone talks about resolutions, beginnings, and how awful the past year has been. We quickly abandon the celebratory season in which we revel in the story of how mankind was given the greatest gift despite our failings. We toss that aside to mull over how we failed in last year’s resolutions and how we will not this time.
For a few years there has been something I have wanted in my life- I’m going to call it home- and I would ask myself why I didn’t have it. I thought God was withholding this thing from me because I wasn’t focused enough on Him. I promised myself I would be better, more steadfast in my Christianity, that I would be good enough to be given this thing. That I would deserve it.
I’ve don’t think that anymore.
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The American Dream
At my commencement the keynote speaker spoke about the American dream, and he said that in order to make it a reality you must be willing to work…
Some of you may know my story, but I love telling stories so I will continue to tell it with additional details. While there are many people who have college degrees and some who have received theirs recently like me, I do not think many people have taken the route I choose to get to there. It is said that Millennials have characteristics such as entitlement, being lazy, coddled, and materialistic. While I have seen people from my generation who are like this, I have not been raised to be like any of those things. My father worked hard to put himself through college and worked even harder to earn his master’s degree. While he has been able to enjoy the fruits of his labor now, it has taken years of hard work and conservative saving to get there (even now he would not say he has “made it”). When it was time for me to embark on my college journey, the government informed me the amount of money my father and mother could contribute to my college education, an amount that was laughable. Never did it cross my mind to be upset at my parents for not “doing more”. They did plenty to get where they are today and it was time for me to do my part.
THTO… Sacrifice
Sacrifice
While at work the other day, a lady I work with was talking (if people think I can talk, she has me beat). I know that is no headline, but while she was filling the cracks of silence with her words I had to pause and think about what she was actually saying. I don’t believe people do that enough, think about what they are saying and what their words mean. See, this lady was talking about how Burger King only offers promotions for their Whoppers and not their Double Whoppers, and “regular Whoppers just don’t fill me up, they aren’t enough, ya know?” to which I responded with a nod. But then I thought about it and I realized how privileged it is to say such a thing. Continue reading “THTO… Sacrifice”
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Style, Sweetness, and Womanhood
Day 5- Do you make purchases to impress others or to reflect your own interests? Is it possible to practice contentment while also being stylish?
Purchases should reflect the individual’s own interests while taking other people’s impressions into consideration. What I mean by this is the purchase you make reflect on you and how others view you. We should not live our lives or make purchases based on how other’s will view it, but there are people I respect and I value their impression of me. I do not want to throw that away. I would not buy something that is not me to impress someone. Continue reading “The Honest Truth On…”
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Femininity, Change, Beauty, and Influence
Darling Magazine is currently doing series of articles called “Twelve Days of Darling” which refocuses and establishes who Darling is and what their mission really means to its people. They are taking pieces of their mission and asking their readers to reflect on it. Personally, I love the concept of Darling and I look forward to see it grow and develop. Here is the Darling mission as a whole… Continue reading “The Honest Truth On…”
THTO…Minority In A Box
Minority In A Box
I have not been writing as much since school is in session, but this post is the result of some things that have been said in different classes I am currently taking. In diversity, one of the key points is how minorities are unable to be properly represented because of their lack of numbers. As a result, changes can be made that affect them without them being able to do anything about it. One the other hand, I have heard in my law class that some minority groups’ perspective do not reflect the majority and should not have an effect on citizens’ lives, i.e. the Tea Party. Continue reading “THTO…Minority In A Box”
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Independence Day
On a recent road trip I learned many things about our dear country. I thought I knew a lot about our county’s history and how it established itself, however I was basically informed most of it was incorrect. Excuse me for believing our history books… On this wonderful day that celebrates the founding of our nation I will let you in on some of the secrets I discovered. Continue reading “The Honest Truth On…”
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Equality in College Admissions
There are many people who have played an important role in the journey to equality for all. The most notable of those people include Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr. Each person has played an intricate part in eliminating discrimination and inequality in our country, however the journey is not complete and much remains to be done to ensure equality for all. Colleges across the United States of America are allowed to use race to determine who is admitted. Under the front of promoting diversity in the classroom, and the fact that the process is narrowly tailored to achieve this, minorities are given an advantage in the admissions process. I believe that the equality that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of is one where people are not judged on the basis of their color, and the college admissions process does not uphold that ideal.
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My Birthday
My birthday is a bittersweet kind of day. It marks the day when my life took a sharp turn. On my sixteenth birthday I got home from work to the news that my dad lost his job. That kind of news can take the celebratory mood away from any day much less one’s birthday. And I’m pretty certain when my dad told me he lost his job I said “You’re kidding”. I honestly didn’t really believe him… until he didn’t go to work the next day. Fast forward a year and I was spending my birthday packing boxes to move. Continue reading “The Honest Truth On…”
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February 14th
Folks, it’s just a date on the calendar. Stop letting it affect your outlook on life. Every other day of the year we belt the melodies of love and loss as we drive our cars, take a shower, or cook a quesadilla. But as soon as February 14th comes up people start to become the worst skeptics of love. Sure the aisles at Walgreens and Meijer are bursting with pink and red paraphernalia, but should that prevent us from stopping to think about the people in our lives we love and appreciate? February 14th is as commercialized as December 25th but that doesn’t stop me from celebrating and observing Christmas and what is behind it. Continue reading “The Honest Truth On…”
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