Violence must stop. We have forgotten that we are not separate from one another. While the outer packaging - skin color, eye color, hair color, race, national origin, weight, height - may be different, we are ALL the same at our inner-most core. What separates us is within our own hearts and …
One Generation Peace Project
My Only Job is Love
Originally written for One Generation Peace Project on December 31, 2014. I’ve been contemplating this post for days. Knowing it was coming and opening myself up to receive it. And I had no idea what I was really going to write about. . . until I sat down. What struck me just now as I sat down to …
Demons That Rise
Sometimes as parents we deal with some pretty scary shit. Sometimes some pretty heart-wrenching shit. As the mom of 4, I’ve seen a lot of stuff. And I’ll tell you. . . nothing compares to the demons that arise when one of your children tries to commit suicide. You begin to wonder what the fuck you …
One Generation
In the past week since the incident at MPHS, I’ve heard about a handful of other threats in the Greater Seattle area at other high schools and colleges. Now, it may just be my heightened awareness. . . something tells me it’s not. Something tells me. . . our nation’s youth and young adults are …
My Mission
Hey there, friends! I'm Annie. ;-) And I'm here to be your Badass Trailblazer Guide. Why? Because I don't want to just be alive on this planet, stuck in a boring cycle of keeping up with the Joneses - I want to blaze new trails and lead an epic life. And I want to help you do that too. This blog is …