Photo by Cameryn Zorb This week I want to give advice on how to make the most of the social media experience. The best way to do this is to seek authenticity in the posts that you see and the ones that you share. I recently reinstated my social media, and this prompted the realization that people and their posts have power. They have the ability to skew our perceptions of … [Read more...] about Make the Most of Your Social Media Experience by Focusing on Authenticity
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Live the Graffiti Grandeur – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Andrea Barrera I once stood on the edge of a cliff — battered about by the wind with sea spray in my face — and looked out over an infinite ocean. I have stood in a thousand-year-old cathedral, looked up at the modern fluorescent lights that illuminate the seemingly still dripping frescoes and felt surrounded by the ghostly prayers and cries of those who came … [Read more...] about Live the Graffiti Grandeur – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
The Devotion of a Stained-Glass Window – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Shawn Jones The most beautiful thing I’ve ever witnessed is a person living for something greater than themselves. Beauty is born when a person embodies the intentionality and care in which he or she was created. The person who reflects their Creator in action and in speech is like a great masterpiece — displaying their beauty and alignment to their Creator, … [Read more...] about The Devotion of a Stained-Glass Window – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Stillness In Nature – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Arin DeGroff Stillness can be described as something that is moving so rapidly that it appears motionless, like a fan at full speed. Stillness is multifaceted; it is not the absence of vitality, God or motion. Instead, it is movement without conflict; it is complete peace. In relation to humans, the stillness we can experience should be completely present … [Read more...] about Stillness In Nature – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
I Am Not My Hair – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Jenna Aguilera Note from the writer: As a woman of mixed African descent, I have been on a journey to love my naturally curly, coiled, thick and fro-tastic hair. In my family, the beauty standard was when you go out, you always look your best, which meant having my hair chemically straightened with a relaxer. I was taught to look presentable, professional and … [Read more...] about I Am Not My Hair – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
