More Than A Desk

As with so many things in society when we make a choice to be part of a certain "group," with it comes stigma. When we say words like vegetarian or vegan people automatically make assumptions. Most of my life I haven't been a big meat eater, I also have never had the willpower to give up meat on a daily basis. In my early twenties I read the Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan and it would c hange the way I look at food for the rest of my life. I would go as far as to say that he is the most balanced food writer of our time. He writes about the meat and corn industries in the United States, and the issues that come along with corn-fed animals, and what happens when we consume them. He writes in a way that is so balanced, and ties in economics, history, and even politics without bias or judgment. He still takes his family to McDonald's in the book. I’ve seen the documentaries, and read the books bubt it didn't really change how I consumed animals even wi...

When we think about where we usually look for our self worth, the first thing that comes to my mind is the power of opinion. I've spent so much of my life worrying about what other people think of me. If there's one thing I can share with you today, it is to stop letting other people's opinions dictate what you do with your life and how you feel about yourself. Easier said than done, right.I don't care if it's your mom, your husband, your cat, your sister, or your best friends. None of them have to lay their head on your pillow at night none of them have to get up and look yourself in the mirror every morning. It is up to you and you alone to determine what you do with your life. I recently resigned from my job, some might call it my "career." I was an elementary school teacher for over a decade, and worked in international schools since 2011. Someone, somewhere decided to give me a master's degree, in the Globalization of Education. I am no...