Combatting Creative Burnout Survival Guide
I’ve always enjoyed being surrounded by the sound of cicadas, asking chipmunks that are darting by if they’ve seen Alvin or the vast foliage that hover above mythically. Being in nature always felt like the best way for me to gather my thoughts and recenter myself. Some of my best breakthroughs have occurred as I…
WHAT ONCE WAS, IS NOW OUR SOLUTION
Every year my parents made plans for us to go back home to visit our family in Trinidad. I was privileged since the age of one to be pulled out of the monotonous humdrum of New York and be transported to my favorite island paradise. As soon as the plane’s door sealed I would be…
Welcome To Adulthood: Stress Is Normal Here
One day stress visited me and made itself comfortable in the recesses of my mind. It told me that it was a part of adult life and I will always be tasked with managing it until death carried me home to my creator. The many adults before me spoke about how stress affected them daily…
Success = Embracing Holistic Self Management
How do you invest in yourself? We have been conditioned to believe that going to the gym, eating healthier and saving funds are the best investments we can make. However, did the thought of how you allocate your time come to mind? There are so many self care trends that promote an endless amount of…
Finding A Compass That Leads To Success
In my blog post, Disconnect For Maximum Connection, I made a promise that I would start my mornings by reading paper mediums. I’ve enjoyed a range between poems, fictional books as well as morning devotionals. Today I read the parable of a builder who did not take the time to sit down and plan. He…
Detox For Clarity
Weekends with my Auntie Judy were the best gift my mom could give me growing up. I could feel my excitement ping ponging in my chest as my mom and I would go to White Plains Metro North Station to travel to the Bronx for my visit. Every time our train pulled away from the…
Float Far Away
Every Monday morning I pick up my battle axe and swing that thing through my week. Nothing survives coming into the trajectory of my axe whether it be insane work demands, social obligations, physical training or chores. I collapse into my bed at the end of each work day just thankful that I made it,…
Disconnect For Maximum Connection
In 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and gave us one of the most iconic lines , “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. While many focused on Armstrong’s accomplishment of being the first man on the moon, Armstrong left this experience with a huge realization. “It suddenly struck me…