Fuel Your Inner Drive
Kirsten Taylor is a Millennial Team Taxi contributor who writes about what it means to navigate life as a 20-something. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in secondary education to become a high school English teacher.
As everyone who has ever heard me chat about books knows, I’m a Harry Potter fan(atic?). I’m an English educator in training, I love classic literature and discussing the lovely nuances in major literary works, and I am so excited to teach others to appreciate the same. Yet, I am somehow also crazy about this [...]
I was recently looking through old shoe boxes filled with notes, photos, keepsakes and memories that I have never been able to toss out, and I found a letter from a friend I have been drifting away from over the last year or so. While I know that drifting from friends as life gets busier [...]
“If you didn’t know how old you were, how old would you be?” I remember my mom buying a birthday card with this message for her own mother, and being completely moved by the idea. When she read it to me, I remember thinking, “That’s strange, what’s wrong with acting your age? What’s wrong with [...]
We are overloaded with messages of the negative mental and physical consequences stress has on our bodies. We are told to do things that relax us like yoga, knitting, meditation, or gardening. However, I can absolutely admit that I’m busy by nature, and forcing myself to sit and do little generally makes me more tense [...]
I’ve been feeling a lot of pressure to write a meaningful after-the-new-year blog about how to instigate and maintain major life changes. However, I realized that I have absolutely no insight into how to make that happen because I’m no good at resolutions. Last year my resolution was to drink more water…and I failed at [...]
Note: This blog originally published in December 2011. The calendar would tell you that my 23rd birthday is on the horizon. However, the fact that most of my close friends have packed up and moved away is another good indicator that I’m nearing my mid-twenties. I’ve watched and waved as my companions have moved to [...]
Grate·ful /ˈgrātfəl/ Adjective Feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful. As the holiday season rolls around, the words grateful, thankful and sharing seem to blanket everything we do as thickly as this year’s first snowfall. But what does it really mean to be grateful? Can you truly possess a spirit of gratitude rather than [...]
After spending a night in a large living room near the shores of Lake Superior, dancing whole-heartedly to a band’s late night set, I woke up for a groggy breakfast with some friends. While enjoying the God-given gift of coffee, I met a new friend through old friends (the best present around) named Lynn O’Brien. [...]
I feel like everywhere we turn, there are clothes, mugs, posters and decorations boasting the idea of “living in the moment.” And even with this insignia on so many of our products, it’s one of the most difficult things to achieve. Why is it so hard to teach our minds to live in the moment [...]
When considering writing about this topic, I first had to have a quick chuckle about it, because at first glance, I don’t fit exercise into my busy schedule. Upon a bit of consideration though, it’s quite clear that I actually do. In fact, I think I can speak to this topic for a variety of [...]
