Tag: Purpose

• No Bystanders

  Spent ten hours on this flight, man- Juice WRLD Spent 30 minutes on the type man- Kalen Russell finishing this piece Kalen Russell is one of the world’s millions of people trying to navigate a disconcerting reality, a tumultuous and draining news cycle, social distancing, a remains to be seen economic whiplash and the final…

  Kalen Nicole

  April 3, 2020

  Growing Up, Young Adult

  Astroworld, communication, Community, culture, Friends, Home, Life, Love, Lyrics, music, Others, Purpose, Quarantine, relationships, Social Distancing, technology, Travis Scott, Understanding

• Please don’t kill my vibe

  *Cues Bryson Tiller, “Aye, I’m back and I’m better,”  Ok, don’t.  Recap: Last post, existential crisis, meets irrational violence, meets internalized misogyny, meets mumble rap, meets my ears and I’m wondering why I like trap music so much. So I reflected, I asked my friends and family to weigh-in and I’m ready to share! “So can…

  Kalen Nicole

  January 31, 2019

  Art, Assimilation, Growing Up, Young Adult

  Angst, communication, Community, conversation, culture, Experience, Family, Feminism, Friends, Friendship, J.Cole, Kendrick, Learning, Life, Lyrics, Meaning, Migos, music, Others, Philosophy, pictures, Psychology, Purpose, Rap, relationships, Self, Trap, Understanding, United States, Writing

• If a millennial “lols” and no one is around to hear it, was there really laughter?

  

  I’ve been spending more time reflecting, learning, observing and questions all I’ve grown accustomed to regarding society, interpersonal relationships and capitalism/ our socialized duty to ensure all our behaviors work to maintain our consumerist society… Meanwhile, I’ve also noticed my aptitude to “lol” after opening a DM on Twitter with some pic, story or comment…

  Kalen Nicole

  September 10, 2018

  Assimilation, Growing Up, Young Adult

  Angst, communication, Community, conversation, culture, Experience, Family, Friends, Friendship, group chat, Home, Learning, lol, looking glass self, Love, metacognition, Others, Philosophy, Purpose, relationships, Self, Self-Expression, Self-Reflection, socia media, Spirituality, technology, twitter, Understanding, United States, What I Learn While I’m Learning

• Move Fear! Get Out the Way!

  A Ludacris account of how I moved to Nashville last week. I’ve recently learned that there are no big decisions or actions. There are just small choices which amass to undeniable results, sometimes for the good and other times for the not so good. As Aristotle said, “”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then,…

  Kalen Nicole

  August 25, 2018

  Growing Up, Young Adult

  Christianity, Community, conversation, Experience, Faith, Family, Home, Learning, Life, Others, Purpose, relationships, Self, Spirituality, travel

• Walk It Like I Talk It

  

  “Walk it like I talk it (ayy) Walk it like I talk it (woo) Walk it, walk it like I talk it (yeah)” – Migos The title of the post was going to be, “Just Say It,” In reference to the ballad by Tory Lanez, but since Culture II just dropped and the YRN Trio…

  Kalen Nicole

  March 9, 2018

  Growing Up, Young Adult

  Christianity, communication, conversation, culture, Culture II, education, Faith, Friends, Migos, Philosophy, Purpose, relationships, Self, Understanding