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Mother’s Day 2026 | The Journal: Volume 3, Issue 10
The Art of Becoming: Honoring Dorothy Swope I cannot speak about this special day, inspiration, or remembrance without honoring my own mother, Dorothy Swope, who passed away on May 5, 2025. She was a true creative—an educator, entrepreneur, and artist at heart who found her greatest joy in encouraging others and developing people in their…
POV: Style Options for Cool Spring Days.
Working off the core foundational pieces that helps you get dressed everyday. Place emphasis on those three easy pieces that you have in your closet. 1.) The Top…whether it is a sweater, a shirt, T-shirt or tank. 2.) Your Bottom…that could be a pair of dress trousers, a skirts, shorts, or my daily go to,…
The Art of the Pivot: On Becoming and the Sanctity of Change | The Journal: Volume 3, Issue 9
We often speak of evolution as if it is something that simply happens to us—like a scripted rite of passage or the silent accumulation of years. But inspirational, metacognitive evolution, the kind that stirs the soul, is a deeply spiritual act. It is a deliberate, intentional leaning into the unknown. For the last eleven months,…
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