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When asked what you fear most, what comes to mind? Spiders? Public speaking? Not finding true love? We all have different fears, and various reasons for having them. Often our fears are locked tightly away somewhere in the back of our minds, and only come out to play when their safe hiding place might be threatened. Many of us have had to face our biggest fears, but some of us live with them hidden just beneath the shadows. What do I fear most? Failure. For most of my life I

What does being authentic really mean? Does it mean doing what everyone else does and calling it unique? No. Does it mean stealing another's ideas and claiming them as your own? No. Being authentic means being real and genuine. It means being you. There is only one of you. One of you with your ideas. One of you with your eyes, and your smile, and your thoughts, and your emotions. That is the you that you should share with the world. Who really wants to see a bunch of copies?

Letting go is never easy. Letting go of expectations. Letting go of hopes and dreams. Letting go of love. These things that we fear are what keep us up at night, and haunt our thoughts during the day. We fear losing. We fear missing out. We fear not being good enough or enough at all. Why do we fear these things? Is it because we want others to believe in things that we don't even believe in? Is it for the show? Is it for the false image we strive to create so that nobody see

Some days you just feel lost. You are confused. You have no direction. You wake up with no intentions of getting out of bed, and yet you eventually manage to peel back the covers, roll over, and feel the cold floor beneath your weary feet. These are the days that lack motivation, inspiration and personal drive. It is nothing to be ashamed of, but you feel as though you have let everyone down. You feel like you have let yourself down. Things are not going well. Things are not

Donut stop believing. Does anybody else sit and think about the future? What will I be doing in 5 years? In 10 years? What will I look like? Who will I love? Who will love me? Where will I be? I have been asking myself these questions a lot lately, and sometimes I get a little overwhelmed thinking about the possible outcomes. If you didn't already know, I am 25 years old, single, and do not have any children. My future is a book of open pages ready to be filled with new adven

Hello world of opportunities. 👋🏻🌎 Whether you are still in High School, fresh out of college, or all settled into your new house with your new husband, there is always an opportunity to find your passion and chase it with open arms. Are you seeking something that makes you want to jump out of bed everyday? I'm talking about something more than your amazing family, or your adorable dog's wagging tail and smiling face in the morning, but something a bit more personal than th

Compassion, love, selflessness. What do these words mean to you? Do you believe in them? Do you feel them? There have been times in my life where I have felt these toward other people, but the other day I felt them in a whole new way. Tuesday April 18th, 2017 Tuesday April 18th, 2017 started out as any other day. I woke up a bit tired, and I had some things on my mind, but I hopped out of bed and got the day started. Had some breakfast, took a shower, worked out, then got sta

When I first joined Instagram for my small business, the first 100 followers were the hardest to get. I worked hard to convince family and friends to follow my page, but with only a few posts it proved to be more challenging than expected. They also did not quite understand what I actually did. To this day, it is still difficult to explain that I make gift boxes or curate unique gifts, or however fancy you want to make it sound. At the end of the day, it is my goal to make pe

It's tough to never be satisfied. When running a small business, most days are spent trying to figure out if it is going to work. Even when you reach a certain level of success, and even if you are making money, you still have those days where you think it could fail at any moment. It is hard to start something from scratch and work so hard everyday to make it grow, and everyday not feeling like you are doing it right, or you are going to be able to to do it for as long as yo

Not every day starts inspired. Some days I need a boost of motivation. Sometimes I am little discouraged that day. Sometimes it's an entire week. A week of wondering what am I doing with my life, or is what I am doing working? Being a small business owner is a lot of work. Definitely rewarding and awesome, but still a lot of work! There are good days and bad. There are tears, laughter, and immense joy. ( Sometimes on the same day!) Although these emotions are fleeting, when I

Feeling stuck. Not every day is going to be a good day. Some days you feel uninspired, unmotivated, and simply put, tired. These are the days where it is hard to push, hard to move forward, and hard to feel like anything is worth your time. There doesn't always have to be a trigger for days like this. It could be a long time coming, completely random, or it could be the result of a particular event or encounter that leaves you feeling utterly let down. In the past, it seemed

Starting your own business is...hard? "Just go for it", they say. Start your own business! Be your own boss! It sounds exhilarating, amazing, ideal, and...entirely nuts and extremely intimidating! ALL AT ONE TIME. Yes that deserved capital letters and the equivalent of yelling on the internet. There is so much that you just don't know when you take that leap of faith and say ok, "I'm going to do this!" First off, you want to make sure all of the legal aspects are taken care o