"I'm not a monster...I'm just ahead of the curve." | The Joker | The Dark Knight I'm not a really a movie-person. I prefer TV shows and even then, I'm reallyyy picky. Without trying to sound like a snob, I have to confess that most movies/TV shows don't grab my attention. I'm really don't mean … Continue reading Just Ahead of the Curve | Excellence Over Mediocrity VI
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To Complain or Not To Complain? | Excellence Over Mediocrity V
"I hope there are days when your coffee tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile, and the night sky touches your soul. I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive." | Brooke Hampton Summer 2019 completely revolutionized my thinking in two ways as I learned … Continue reading To Complain or Not To Complain? | Excellence Over Mediocrity V
The Saga of Hope Part II | January 2020
"I wish tonight would last forever and it would never end We were introduced as strangers, now we're leaving here as friends Every word that you speak is a melody as we're writing the songs of our lives Everyone knows we don't want to go home but we can't stay here tonight. Come on up … Continue reading The Saga of Hope Part II | January 2020
Excellence Over Mediocrity IV | Our Caffeine Addiction
"I love the smell of socially acceptable chemical dependence in the morning." | Pinterest | The Goldmine of Quotations | I started drinking coffee somewhere around the beginning of my college career. Even then, I didn't drink it as frequently as I do now. Now, I have one cup a day, or two, if I'm … Continue reading Excellence Over Mediocrity IV | Our Caffeine Addiction
Excellence Over Mediocrity II | What It Means To Rise
"I lost sight of something. I came in search of it. Having found it, I am going home." | Ross Poldark Shortly after I launched my blog over a year ago, I wrote a post about the Latin word "resurgam" (meaning "I shall rise again"). I first heard it on the BBC show Poldark which … Continue reading Excellence Over Mediocrity II | What It Means To Rise
Excellence Over Mediocrity I | The Problem With Modern Christian Fiction I
"I've fallen in love with this middle ground at the cost of my soul." | "Mercury" by Sleeping At Last Apathetically receiving from the side-lines of life. I used this phrase in my post about Tony Stark when I described his life prior to the Middle East incident. The whole concept has been running around … Continue reading Excellence Over Mediocrity I | The Problem With Modern Christian Fiction I
Hygge | Slowing Down In A Busy World
"It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life." | JRR Tolkien Here on the East Coast of the good ole U.S. of A., and here in Northern Jersey more specifically, we hold being busy as a badge of honour. The fuller our calendars and the longer our to-do lists, the bigger the illusion … Continue reading Hygge | Slowing Down In A Busy World
The Christian INFJ | Part I
Myers-Briggs Personality Types, people. Not fool-proof but verryyyyy interesting and insightful. I highly recommend taking the test, if you haven't already, which I'll link here. It's around 15 minutes long, I believe. Mmkay, so three years ago, I took said test and discovered I was an INFJ. Didn't mean much to me until I read the … Continue reading The Christian INFJ | Part I
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