Laurel Rising is a creative endeavor of self expression through writing and art as I journey through life experiences. After my father’s passing, I began to write in order to process my grief. Writing became a creative and therapeutic approach to process my journey through life’s experiences. I enjoy constant discovery, which has led to many hobbies and interests including dance, pottery, painting, and writing. I live, work, write, and play in western Pennsylvania with my husband, children and dogs.
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Recent Posts
Slow is Enough
Give yourself credit for what you ARE doing and giving. Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it hurts. Yes, we can continue to hope.
Truth in the Fog
We can choose truth. We can choose kindness. What binds us in unity remains, regardless of how dim it appears or distant it feels. We simply must trust its presence.
Calling BS on The Myth of the Millennial Hustle
Hustling overrides our intuition, hijacks our methods, and brainwashes us to believe that it is justified in doing so — “It will all be worth it in the end.” I will not play the Hustle game in the Land of BS. Instead, I will choose slow and steady. I will choose the messiness of REAL. Real and slow is my more.
Grace
We can begin by first being gracious with ourselves and family. We can reset what is in our circle of control. We can grow our circle to include daily interactions that might, just might bring a glimmer of hope, a shred of understanding, or an ounce of empathy to someone in dire need.
One Part Covid, One Part Tradition, One Part Transition
This Halloween, with all of its changes, will definitely be calmer and quieter. Yet, it may just be what we all need, genuine togetherness.
For a More Human Humanity
Has society forgotten that we are a society of beautifully flawed beings craving connection, and what connects us is our similarities? Why do we hide our humanness? It’s what we have in common. It’s what connects us. We are starving for true, human connection.
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