Jenny

I gave the commencement speech at my high school and college graduation ceremonies. I don't know what the chances of that are, but I'll take it because in each instance I spoke about breathing in the air, not being afraid to care and choosing your own ground (thanks...

Okay, the cake was from my actual birthday earlier this year (thanks Meggy Vino). While I am a bit older than the five symbolic candles, and the blog is much younger, I'll take any excuse to make a connection or commemorate a date. Jenny by design went public a year...

If you were a poem, how would you read? The winds of change, the swell of the day...anything is possible.   Image first seen here.

“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not...

Surround yourself with positivity. I am regularly thankful for a stellar circle of true friends. Kate, a teacher and one of my dearest pals, emailed me a YouTube video a couple of months ago. All of her fourth graders were captivated, she said. I watched and smiled...

  "There’s a zone that you can go into; a lot of people haven’t reached this level, but it exists. It’s a level where you’re seasoned enough or you’re so happy doing what you’re doing that you kind of zone out. My eyes look crazy when I do it, but it’s like you...

THE BEAUTY IN YOU IS YOUR SPIRIT   Image Credit: Jenny Graham

Singular sensations, kids. Singular sensations. What do you want to blossom over the next couple of weeks? Invest in yourself and you'll be able to invest in others. The dance of life depends upon it. Image via A Chorus Line (my favorite Broadway show of all time)

I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Aside from having the (obvious) nickname, Jenny, I have another, called Windy. My mom coined the name for me ages ago, saying I earned it from having a whimsical sense of being, always moving in the wind of life. So be it +...

Get engaged. Engaged to yourself. What do you love? What turns you on? What is the thing that your brain cannot delete? It keeps you up at night in the best way possible, it makes you smile when you sit alone. Keep with it, kids. It is worth it. You are worth it. Love...