Quote of the Day: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman
Read moreCome Alive
For the Love of Books
Quote of the Day: “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies…the man who never reads lives only one.” -George R.R. Martin
Read more12 Things I Have to Tell Myself Today
1. “Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live.” -Jim Rohn 2. “And I said to my body, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.'”...
Read moreHope for our Hearts
Shattered hearts don’t stem from circumstances, But often from spectacular, specific and utterly unrealistic expectations. Hope is healthy and faith-based. Hope holds space for the unexpected. Hope holds hearts in the wings, Waiting for things to change....
Read moreI Am From
I am from lake effect snow, From shake and bake chicken and tie dye shirts. I am from the lake house weekends on the Fourth of July, noisy, busy, it looked like fun. I am from dandelions and clovers, willing me to wish for big dreams. I am from Christmas...
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Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.