Tag: general musings
Seriously Good News: Week of 9/25
Community steps up to help Good Samaritan gruesomely beaten in Gravois Park Rob Ludwig and his girlfriend intervened when they saw a teenager being harassed in the park, and the instigators turned their aggression on the couple. The community set up a GoFundMe for them which has surpassed its goal of $10,000. How an airline…… Continue reading Seriously Good News: Week of 9/25
Autumn Goals
Back in the early days of namastephanie.com, I made monthly goals. I really liked doing them, but now I think that I’d like to start again with seasonal goals. I get more excited about changing seasons than I do about changing months, so it just makes sense! 🙂 To me, autumn is all about comfort food,…… Continue reading Autumn Goals
I have a plan. (And here are the resources I used to get to this point)
I have a plan. It makes me excited and nervous and thrilled all at once. It may not look like I want it to yet but I’m realizing this is all a process. Everything I don’t like about my life is a lesson. It’s setting me up for something greater than I can even imagine. The…… Continue reading I have a plan. (And here are the resources I used to get to this point)
An Open Letter to The One Who Tried to Change Me
Dear you, Remember me? Surely you do. Once upon a time, we were close friends, conditionally. I say conditionally because you were like a cat- only into me when you wanted to be, or in other words, only into me when I fit your mold. The moment I started stepping out of that mold, you’d…… Continue reading An Open Letter to The One Who Tried to Change Me
“Who Are You?” and Why That Answer Matters
“Who are you?” It’s a question I’m sure all of us have been asked in some form or another. It’s the most basic getting-to-know-you question there is. Who. Are. You. A lot of us don’t really know the answer to this. Before I started actively thinking about it, like many other people I would have answered…… Continue reading “Who Are You?” and Why That Answer Matters
Best Advice Series, V. 1
If you’re unhappy, do something. If you don’t know what to do, do anything. I’ve decided to compile the best advice I’ve received and/or given/passed on into a series of blog posts. They’ll have the quote and credit where credit can be given, but sometimes it’s the advice that sticks, not who gave it. 🙂
How To Come Home From an International Vacation
**Note: I wrote this for a Fiction Writing class in 2013. I rediscovered it on my Google Drive today and thought I would share it. Not a traditional blog post, this fictional story draws vaguely on personal experience. Maybe I’ll share that sometime. 🙂 ❤ enjoy! How To Come Home From an International Vacation First…… Continue reading How To Come Home From an International Vacation
7 Things I’ve Learned in One Year of Going Meat Free
For the past year I have been practicing a vegetarian lifestyle, and I’ve learned a lot. You know the saying change your perspective, change your life? It definitely applies to going vegetarian for a year. Once I learned more about the meat industry, it changed my perspective and then changed my life. My goal was to…… Continue reading 7 Things I’ve Learned in One Year of Going Meat Free
Life Coach vs. Therapist: Why I Choose The Former
I’ve been trying to write this article for a long time-I think I have two or three drafts saved-but it’s super personal and I’m having a tough time with it. However, I keep plugging away, because I think it’s important. I’ll start with this: if you’ve never had experience with mental illness, consider yourself lucky-however,…… Continue reading Life Coach vs. Therapist: Why I Choose The Former
Stephanie Jean 