ok let's try this again

I took a year off, but I'm back. I need to get my voice back.

I'm 25 now. I'm getting smarter. I think. I'm working this delicate balance of standing firm in my shoes and allowing myself to dance and move freely in the midst of things that come my way.

Keegan-Michael Key just blew me away in his interview on "Off Camera with Sam Jones". His passion and storytelling turned an hour interview into a heartfelt outpouring of emotion. I had to keep rewinding after he finished the following statement:

"I'm a big proponent of here's a sentence and theres a piece of punctuation. When we read a script or read a book, there's a millimeter of space between that piece of punctuation and the capital letter in the next sentence. That millimeter to me, might as well be a hundred mile chasm because in that millimeter between that punctuation and that capital letter, you can do anything."

I just want to write.

Six Years

It’s been six years since we lost my big sister. How the time flies. In those six years,  I went to college, I graduated. I grew closer to my family. I found an awesome guy who is there for the good and bad days. I started my life in the aftermath of her death. How do you handle that? 

The more time that goes by, the more I see incredible blessings weaved through it all. It pushed friends away. It brought the best people, the people I needed and still need. I’m immeasurably blessed those people who helped me through Whitney’s death. I miss that 18-year-old girl’s innocence but I’m really proud of this 24-year-old woman. I know Whitney is, too.

Copperplate Calligraphy

I just finished an amazing 6-week Copperplate calligraphy class with Anne Elser at the Spruill Center. I've always been interested in typography and letters. I love words, and calligraphy turns words into art. It's a beautiful combination.  

It's harder than it looks, but with an amazing instructor like Anne, I think I'm on my way to drawing letters in an impressive way.

In this post-grad world, it's important to stay inspired and to keep learning! How easy it is to stop learning. 

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