Wow! It has been 498 days since my last post, and to say things have changed feels like a bit of an understatement. Let's see. 498 days ago I was in my second year of graduate school, considering rekindling things with an old flame, and living and working in a place I love and surrounded… Continue reading Motivational Monday: What’s Permanent? Love.
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Motivational Monday: Be a Game Changer
This weekend was filled with triggering news that I’m sure brought up anxiety and all sorts of emotions. And as I shared on the Kermit Says... Facebook and Instagram pages, there is no right or wrong way to react. We are all fully-formed humans with valid feelings and experiences that have shaped our very being.… Continue reading Motivational Monday: Be a Game Changer
Motivational Monday: It Starts With Love
I'm going to keep today's post short and simple because the solution to what happened this weekend (and every day before and after) is just that: short and simple. It's hard to leave a weekend like this feeling anything but anger and sadness. Surprised? Not so much. Events like what occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia happen on… Continue reading Motivational Monday: It Starts With Love
Motivational Monday: Give Love
Happy Motivational Monday, friends! I don't know about you, but I had an incredible weekend, and I owe so much of that to you guys. I turned 29 on Saturday and was spoiled rotten with so many delicious treats, cards, and gifts, I've fallen into a bit of a sugar coma. One cake… Continue reading Motivational Monday: Give Love
Kermit’s Cup of Tea: Friday Findings
Happy Friday, friends! This has been such an incredible week, but I'll admit, it's also been ridiculously long and exhausting. I've been so busy, it feels like I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I'm really looking forward to starting Spring Break in less than two weeks, but until that… Continue reading Kermit’s Cup of Tea: Friday Findings
Tuesday Tunesday: L.O.V.E.
Happy Valentine's Day, friends! Whether you find yourself in a committed relationship, in the beginning stages of a new one, or happily single, I am sending so much love your way. There is so much to love about love: the electricity that floats through your fingertips when your hands touch, the butterflies in your stomach and racing… Continue reading Tuesday Tunesday: L.O.V.E.
Kermit’s Cup of Tea: Friday Findings
Happy Friday, friends! I hope you had a beautiful and productive week. If you've been following the Kermit Says... Snapchat (@kermitsays), then you know exactly what's been going on in my life. So many incredible changes and opportunities are heading my way, it almost feels like I'm dreaming. Sometimes it's even overwhelming, but it's all good… Continue reading Kermit’s Cup of Tea: Friday Findings
Kermit Says: We are an Uprising of Love
Kermit Says... believes in the power of treating people, regardless of the color of their skin, religion, class, ability, or age, with kindness, love, and respect. We believe that we each have a responsibility to stand up against injustice, discrimination, inequality, inequity, and bullying in all of its forms. While our views may be… Continue reading Kermit Says: We are an Uprising of Love
Kermit’s Cup of Tea: Friday Findings
Happy Friday, friends! I don't know about you, but I'm absolutely jumping for joy since we've finally made it to the end of another pretty long week. The week before Thanksgiving break and after elections has, at times, felt pretty unbearable, and yet here we are. Cheers to the weekend and another Friday Finding countdown! Favorite… Continue reading Kermit’s Cup of Tea: Friday Findings
On the Merging of Hip Hop, Religion, and Peace
Who is Yani? is not only the title of her mixtape, it’s also the question on everyone’s lips. Who is this poet, rapper, lyricist, theologian, and leader spreading words of positivity, love, and peace from the Bay of California to the streets of India? I’m sure that sounds like a tall order for one person,… Continue reading On the Merging of Hip Hop, Religion, and Peace