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Author: Miss Val

Grace

Grace

“I do not understand the mystery of Grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” ~ Anne Lamott Grace—like so many other things in life we do—is a choice. A choice to be given deliberately. And yet what makes Grace Grace, is when it […]

Facets

Facets

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the similarities between Relationships, meaningful dialogue, social interactions and Diamonds. What? Yes, I heard some of your thoughts… Now what is she talking about???  I’m talking about FACETS ? more seemingly crazy talk. Let me explain… The first thing to know about diamonds is there’s no such thing […]

HumanKIND

HumanKIND

We are days away from our presidential election and it’s impossible to ignore the divide that’s happening in our country. Regardless of the outcome, we need to appeal to the better nature of our character. Depending on the time of day or the last thing you read on social media, that might be hard to […]

The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma

Whoa! The Social Dilemma, the new documentary on Netflix is getting a lot of buzz. It highlights the danger and “attention extraction” that’s at the heart of the algorithms we expose ourselves to throughout each day. (Full disclosure, I had to do some research on how algorithms work.) As the documentary highlights, “If you’re not […]

Gymnastics Under Construction

Gymnastics Under Construction

Change doesn’t happen overnight… and anything important in life takes time. For change to take hold, consistency is vital; consistency to a new vision and the discipline and perseverance to stay the course toward that vision. There is no one-hit solution that will make the sports, including gymnastics, or any systemic injustice, better. Culture in […]