What I learned most through the course of this challenge is to be mindful of my eating habits. When I had cravings during this past month, I made a note and really thought about why I was having those cravings. In most cases, my reaction was tied to emotion.
Author: jlw78
An avid seeker of knowledge and truth.
What Love Is and Isn’t
I would like to share a few thoughts on love tonight…what I believe it is and isn’t. What love isn’t: Love is not physical, verbal or emotional abuse, lying, manipulating, cheating, withholding, deceit, apathy, name-calling, contempt, or controlling. If any of those actions exist in a relationship, love is not present. What love is: Love…
Trust
I have been thinking a lot about trust lately. I have determined that trust is the link to human connection. Without trust, there can be no true connection. The people we are drawn to and feel comfortable around are generally the ones that we trust. This works at every level of our lives. Why do…
Reflections and Resolutions…Cheers to 2016
It is the end of 2015, a good time to reflect on the past year. I have had some difficult years emotionally…years that literally brought me to my knees. This was a difficult year on many levels, but I have had worse. I honestly believe that only the best of my life is in front…
A Short Reflection on Paris
With the Paris attacks a day ago has come a lot of reflection on my part. Tragedies like this make you stop and think about your own legacy and impact on this planet. My life’s goal is to make a positive and meaningful impact, first and foremost, on my daughter but also on my family,…
A Cultural Dilemma: The Need to Be Right
In the wake of much political animosity over various cases of alleged excessive police brutality resulting in death (i.e. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice), I have had very heated discussions with individuals on both sides of the argument on whether these incidences constituted excessive force and/or were driven by racial profiling as well as…
Ferguson
Ever since that fateful day on August 9, 2014 when Michael Brown was shot down in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri by Darren Wilson, I have been thinking and processing and ruminating and debating with others about the issues surrounding this incident and its implications of racism. I feel as though I understand both sides…
Project Interfaith Guest Blog Post
In July of 2011, I was asked to guest blog for an Omaha-based non-profit that I volunteer for known as Project Interfaith. http://projectinterfaith.blogspot.com/2011/07/white-spaces.html#!
Digital Literacy Narrative
I took a class called Digital Literacies in the spring of 2013. One of our assignments was to create a five minute video of an experience or statement about literacy that has impacted us. I created this video, which was the first iMovie I have ever created. It’s a little rough around the edges, but…
Notes In the Margins 