New Year: What Will You Do to Make 2012 Better?

New Year:  What Will You Do to Make 2012 Better? Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins Hi, my name is Ellen, and I am an addict. I am addicted to making goals. There, I said it.  I confessed.  Deep cleansing breath, and…ahh.  Do I feel better?  That is yet to be determined, but I am one [...]

Communicating In Your Relationships (With Anyone)

Communicating In Your Relationships (With Anyone) girls whispering What’s your communication style? There are lots of things that can go wrong with a relationship when we’re not communicating properly. By being mindful of communication styles we can focus on developing the skills necessary to get our points across effectively and improve the quality of our [...]

Your Love Life and Facebook are in a Relationship and It’s Complicated

Your Love Life and Facebook are in a Relationship and It’s Complicated By Devin Miller Remember the days when people found out you were dating someone by seeing you kiss outside of class or hearing about it through the gossip grapevine? Thanks to society’s networking powerhouse, Facebook, the beginnings and endings of our relationships are [...]

How Do You Know When It’s Time to Go?

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/867275 How Do You Know When It’s Time to Go? By Shannon Hembree Have you ever been in a toxic relationship? You know, the kind of relationship that makes you doubt everything about yourself – the kind where you give and give and give and are totally crushed when he doesn’t give back. It’s the [...]

Marianne Keith: Cathartic

Marianne Keith: Cathartic Written by Ellen Marie Hawkins (photo courtesy of LuckMedia) In the title track, Marianne sings about ripping a page of her diary and watching the words burn. She takes such an unromantic word as cathartic, which literally means purging, and makes it sound like a beautiful process. Letting go. Moving on. Marianne [...]

Are You Listening?

Are You Listening? By Shannon Hembree http://www.sxc.hu/photo/378347 You’re screaming, you’re crying, you’re writing in your diary about how your mom will never understand you. A song like “Jar of Hearts” is playing while you’re in the car with your mom. You look at her and wonder if she gets it – if she understands that [...]