I wish this was a story with a happy ending. It is not. There really isn’t an ending. But, in time for #BellLetsTalk campaign, I do want to share it anyway in the hopes that aside from being able to let these thoughts and emotions out in the open, I may be able to reach…
Read More...THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY
Before I begin this post, I wanted to ask… Have you had a chance to see Brené Brown’s powerful talk on “THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY” at TED Talks? If not, please grab yourself a warm cup of coffee or a comforting cup of tea and go see it. It may be the exact thing you…
Read More...THE TROUBLE WHEN TRENDSETTERS DO NOT SET THE TREND
When you have the First Lady of the United States of America as your number one fan and ‘un-official’ brand ambassador, Anna Wintour as an outspoken ally and you have a CEO dubbed as the Man Who Dressed America, what could ever go wrong for you? Well, perhaps not much a few years ago when…
Read More...IS YOUR BLOG A SUCCESS: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
Read More...GOODBYE 2014, HELLO 2015! THANK YOU FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL EPIC YEAR!
According the most recent trend report from Twitter, the top two New Year’s Resolution for 2015 is to BE FIT and to BE HAPPY! That news comes as no surprise as this has always been how it is year after year. And just like clockwork, resolutions are made and resolutions broken but we make them…
Read More...REFLECTIONS: SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE RAIN IS NEVER GOING AWAY
Image via. It’s been a rough last few weeks to say the least. Though I do share parts of my personal life here at Twenty York Street, I normally try to shy away from that as I wanted to keep this space as positive and inspirational as possible. Real life is not always like that…
Read More...REFLECTIONS: THE DAY THE WORLD HEARD MY F-BOMB
Well maybe not the entire world…. But… I DID SOMETHING I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER DO IN SOCIAL MEDIA. I swore. I know this is a polarizing issue that some do but others don’t. It may sound trivial but a long time ago, when I made the decision to finally join this social media revolution,…
Read More...Welcome 2013: THANN, Resolutions And NYE Celebrations
Just because Christmas has come and gone with every present unwrapped and we’ve all eaten ourselves silly, it doesn’t mean the festivities are over. In fact, one of the most anticipated celebrations of the year is the one that ends it and welcomes in the new one – the New Year’s Eve party. The…
Read More...Reflections: Fix You
When you try your best but you don’t succeed…When you get what you want but not what you need…When you feel so tired but you can’t sleep…Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face…When you love someone but it goes to waste…Could it be worse? LINKED, red carpet event, Arc The Hotel.Emerald…
Read More...That Marvelous Thing Called Motivation
via Special guest post by Laura L. Benn www.acquiredtaste.org Pursuing a creative path in life, be it in the name of fashion, writing, music, performance or art, is never easy. We’re told as we grow up that it will be difficult, impossible even. Often it is gently suggested that perhaps we should…
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