Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with Jesse Ruben when he was in town for his “We Can” tour with Caitlin Crosby. Jesse is a Philly-bred singer/songwriter currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He has independently sold over 10,000 albums, had song placements on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Degrassi, and Teen
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I am excited to welcome Jacqueline Boone as my first guest blogger for Defying Small! I met Jacqueline through a Skillshare blogging class she was teaching and we instantly connected as passionistas. She is an amazing person and I believe her story will inspire you. Enjoy! Laura Are you wholly, completely, absolutely head over heels
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There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit The long-awaited release of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has gotten me thinking about journeys, and my own, in particular. In my lifetime,
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Now go back to your classroom and act like nothing has happened. Those are the words my headmaster spoke to me after telling me that two planes had crashed into the Twin Towers and that no one really knew what was going on. I remember thinking, I can’t do this. I can’t go back in there
Living in the Shadow Read More »
Rainbows get a bad rap. People associate them with hearts and flowers and unicorns and everything pink. Judy Garland immortalized them in the “Wizard of Oz.” Kermit the Frog sang about the “Rainbow Connection” on Sesame Street. But rainbows are more than dream-like illusions in the sky. In reality (if one dares take notice) they
Rainbows . . . seriously? Read More »
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