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Politics & Presidential Candidates Reads

This is basically a response (for myself) to a YouTuber’s video I recently watched. The creator was not interested in having a conversation – just saying their truth and leaving it be. Which is totally fine. I applaud and respect other people’s beliefs, but with that I also expect others to respect mine. I guess that’s the problem I have with the internet. You find your niche and you don’t leave…

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes | REVIEW

The mega-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder chronicles how saying YES for one year changed her life―and how it can change yours, too. With three hit shows on television and three children at home, the uber-talented Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say NO when an unexpected invitation arrived. Hollywood party? No. Speaking…

People I Want to Punch In The Throat… by Jen Mann

A debut collection of witty, biting essays laced with a surprising warmth, from Jen Mann, the writer behind the popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat   People I want to punch in the throat: • anyone who feels the need to bling her washer and dryer • humblebraggers • people who treat their pets like children   Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her…

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who…