blog Education vs Experience

Education vs Experience

photo found on Etsy by Happy Letter Shop What’s better – education or experience? I already hear people saying, “Oh, one isn’t better than the other.” #fairness #diplomatic #noncommital I go back and forth, on a fairly regular basis. And I haven’t always been sure why, until recently. I see this woman sometimes. She’s a …

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blog Do It And Then You’re Doing It: Kirk Hensler Becomes A Ballerina – Wanderlust

Do It And Then You’re Doing It: Kirk Hensler Becomes A Ballerina – Wanderlust

Originally posted by Wanderlust on 3.20.14 This story is a part of a series called Do It And Then You’re Doing It, in which we attempt to inspire you to step out of your comfort zone and take your life to the next level. — “You just have to keep swimming,” said the twiggy teenage girl …

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Why 30 Days of Writing?

30 Days of Writing : Co-hosted by Creative Rehab + Kale & Cigarettes There’s a good number of days, in fact most days, when I wake up scared to death at the thought of pulling down the covers and touching my feet to the cold floor. It means I have to start thinking for myself, …

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blog 30 Days of Writing: Write Yourself Alive

30 Days of Writing: Write Yourself Alive

Andrea Balt (Creative Rehab | Rebelle Society) and I (Kale & Cigarettes) are organizing a challenge – 30 Days of Writing! Simply put, if we don’t start writing more we are going to rot inside and die having left thousands of words unwritten and unlived. We want to write them out before that happens and try making a …

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blog Modern Ballerina

Modern Ballerina

If there was nothing else to do – no emails to answer, no texts to write, no statuses to browse through, if there was nothing pulling us away from who we really are, and all we were left with was ourselves – then we could move freely and it would be beautiful. No matter how …

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i’m ugly, hopefully you are too

I’m a part-time, semi-successful blogger in the sense that sometimes I write blogs and sometimes a lot of people read them. I’m an incredibly successful writer in the sense that every time I write something down I learn something about myself. I don’t give a fuck why we are here on this planet. I mean …

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blog Public Restroom Diaries: The Hot Girl & The Gassy Old Man

Public Restroom Diaries: The Hot Girl & The Gassy Old Man

I’m at the health foods store picking up some organic mac and cheese. I try to eat really healthy. I have to pee but I’m not anxious because I know they have two bathrooms here. I walk around the corner to the bathrooms and see that there are 2 people in line ahead of me. …

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blog Steps on Broadway: A New York City Dance Experience

Steps on Broadway: A New York City Dance Experience

3,000 miles away from home I found myself staring up the side of an 8-story brick building that towered above Broadway. Inside, I knew there was an original experience waiting for me. I’ve figured out in the last couple of years that I have to throw myself into new situations so I don’t get caught …

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how to beat the whole foods salad bar

It’s been well documented that Whole Foods is expensive. But I’m not here to talk about that. In fact, I’m glad it’s expensive, keeps me from having to look at poor people while I shop for groceries. I am here, however, to offer a solution to the $20 salads many of us have bludgeoned ourselves …

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yoga superhero

Model: Carolina Vivas of Your Buddhi, Hair & Makeup: Andrea Salazar McCain, Photos: Kirk Hensler Southern California is a great place to live. Especially in comparison to Michigan, where I grew up. All the exercise and fresh produce is like a goddamn dream come true. But it’s easy living here, and it will turn you …

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