Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
When Life Gives You Lemons, Sell Lemonade!
This weekend, I had the fortune of working with some extraordinary children in D.C. on a unique project – to create a lemonade stand. Ok, maybe it’s not all that different. If you have ever been 8 you have probably ...
Photo of the Day: Find Peace
Found taped to the floor of my school’s library during a time when everyone can use a little hope: ”This is a nothing space. Step inside if you need a break.When you are here, you do not exist and the world does no...
At the Water Cooler: Superpowers
As humans, we are obsessed with being super versions of ourselves. We get thrills from riding roller coasters, we need to feel the wind in our face. Back in 2001, This American Life asked, “flight or invisibility?”...
100 Percent Men
What do the National Hockey League, Groupon’s Senior Management Team and The New Republic have in common? They are run exclusively by men. That’s right, a new blog called 100PercentMen shows all the different ̶...
Making Sense of the Unknown: Writing as My Therapy
Oh my goodness. It’s actually happening. I’m actually sitting down to write something down. Me, the self-proclaimed writer, who hasn’t taken so much as a second to write one single thing down in the past, oh I don’t kno...
Beauty is Not Skin Deep
Dove recently launched a campaign targeted toward women. It’s purpose is to show women how they physically see themselves, verses how others view them. It is a primal instinct to be curious about how you are perceived. It...
Intern Diaries Chapter 5: Can I Keep My PG-13 Tweets?
As I am waiting for some results and offers to roll in, I am sitting anxiously and avoiding all other responsibilities. In the old days (aka 2006), the results would have been out of our hands at this point. Now there is just s...
“Look for the Helpers”
Like many others, after the tragic events of yesterday unfolded in Boston, I turned to the news for information and to social media for comfort. I was amazed at how many people were offering places to stay, help, support, and e...
Reveal Your Worth
Reveal Your Worth: Meggan Watterson on Women, Spirituality, and Money What can spirituality teach us women about money? In this interview Meggan Watterson, Harvard trained theologian and author of the critically acclaimed new b...
Tricking Yourself Into Happiness & Having it Work
Your mind is a powerful thing. In fact, it is probably the most powerful thing on our bodies (well, minus my vocal cords, which are a little too powerful at times). Sometimes I literally have to trick my mind and pretend that I...
