You Are a Gift: Unleashing What That Means

I smiled with joy when I walked into my friend’s bedroom and saw a picture I had gifted her hanging on her wall. What made that moment so special? It wasn’t simply the physical picture itself- but everything it represented. Whether a gift is a batch of cookies or an engagement ring, the way a…

What Hillary Duff taught me about breaking up

Circa 2004, A Cinderella Story. Hillary Duff & Chad Michael Murray were the love story of my childhood. I’ll never forget the moment Hillary Duff’s character (Sam) walked into the men’s locker room ready to tell Chad Michael Murray (Austin) off. And boy did she. The classic line, “Waiting for you is like waiting for…

I Like Her. Now What?

“I want you to walk up to her, give her a compliment, then…just walk away.” Gentleman, it’s that easy. Or at least that’s what Mrs. Parker-Nichols from Drake & Josh had me believe when I was just a little Erick.  As silly as that may sound, I believed this would actually work for many of…

“Do it and you’re cool! Do it and you’re cool!”

“Do it and you’re cool! Do it and you’re cool!”were the words that went across my mind when I felt tempted into falling into the peer pressures of college parties. How desperate must I have been wanting to fit in my freshman year of college? I have to admit I just wanted friends! And there…

I like her but how do I tell her?

One of the best feelings in the world is to fall for another person—this is an objective truth, there’s almost no room to dispute this. Whether it’s her smile, or her laugh, or her personality, or the virtue she radiates, the truth is that you’re smitten! She’s wonderful and you want to tell her how…

That’s What Makes You Beau.Ti.Ful. (The One Direction to Beauty)

Have you ever met someone who lights up the world like nobody else? What was it about them? Is it about the exterior or the interior? What even is beauty in the first place? Is beauty just in the eyes of the beholder? Or is it objective? And why do some of us struggle to…

How to Party in College: Finding the Heart of Celebration

Bass is booming. You can hear the pulse from a block away. As you walk into a dim lit house, you are greeted by the aroma of cheap beer and sweet liquor and reminded by this fact each step of the way as your shoes stick to the floor. The room is lined with clusters…

Pursuit of Friendship

I remember it like yesterday, the first day back from Christmas break standing by the softball field in a black sweater and jeans. One by one the softball girls came out in their uniforms greeting each other with hugs and screams as they reunited. There I was in the corner feeling invisible. To put you…