Fits and Giggles

 Why is it that we always use preceding events in our life to try and define life lessons we think would be valuable to our future self, to younger generations, or to those who are actively seeking any type of advice to cling onto? What I want to do is to completely switch this notion of thinking, and not ask what I can offer to my younger self, but what my younger self can offer to me. When did we become so intent on thinking that the older we get the more we know?  If we truly look back in our younger years, in the years before we were taught judgement, insecurity, possession, greed, desires, this is where we can take the learnings we need to live a happy and fulfilling life. Our younger self should be standing in the forefront, waving all of the flags, shouting to us to wake up and remember who we used to be, and not be overshadowed by this inner desire to forge on with knowledge we think we've learned along the way.  This switch can cause a revolution in who we look t...

Irked, annoyed, but not shook. Why am I not shook, or surprised, or throwing a tantrum at my television screen (may have had a few ill words shouted at it this morning) BUT, why is my reaction so non-chalant you ask? Because we as females have grown used to the disgusting looks, cat calls, un-wanted touches, small smirks, full body scans we get on a daily basis. We've learned to value ourselves and pivot any insecure or un-wanted emotions that rise to the surface when we inevitably must deal with these situations, and understand it says more about the immature prick behaving like a hormone induced teen-ager then it does ourselves. It doesn't have to do with what we’re wearing, how we speak, the way we walk, or how our legs are crossed. The reality of it is this culture that we have allowed men to get away with every.little.thing. I mean it's like they have been given a hall pass to life, and especially when it comes to how they control themselves in a work setting with ...