Pocket of Perspective: What It’s Been Like to Open Up

At the beginning of 2022, I changed my Instagram username from Pocket of Poetry to Pocket of Perspective. It was a shift in more than just name, a pivot from sharing content solely about books, words, and writing to talking in an authentic way about my religion, faith journey and deconstruction. I was raised in … Continue reading Pocket of Perspective: What It’s Been Like to Open Up →

Introducing My Business! & 3 Things I’ve Learned So Far

Today I wanted to tell you a bit about that which has been consuming my life for the past several months, my pride and joy, my freelance business Purposeful Words. I decided to start it last fall when I realized that I had truly had enough of living the 9-5 work schedule and felt prepared … Continue reading Introducing My Business! & 3 Things I’ve Learned So Far →

2022 Goals

Forever obsessed with Utah winter sunsets. If you asked me to describe what the New Year feels like to me, it would be this decadent winter sky Happy New Year my beautiful readers! I am so excited for the New Year and all the new opportunities and possibilities that come with it. 2021 was a … Continue reading 2022 Goals →

A Letter to Myself of a Year Ago

Me at the end of 2020 It's the end of another year, and as always it has me in a reflective mood. 2021 was a year that changed a lot for me, both in my outward circumstances and my inward life. I've been thinking a lot lately about how different I am now than the … Continue reading A Letter to Myself of a Year Ago →

My Literary Obsession (aka ode to donna tartt)

Whatever else can be said about 2021, it was a FANTASTIC year for reading. I started a booktube channel this year, which meant that I was introduced to the beautiful world of the online book community, and was introduced to so many fascinating and beautiful books as a result. But my all-time favorite literary discovery … Continue reading My Literary Obsession (aka ode to donna tartt) →

Uneducated Astrological Musings

I keep meaning to learn more about astrology. It's fascinating to me how firmly people believe that the dramas of sky and constellation are interconnected with every aspect of our little earthly lives. There's so much to it that I don't know anything about, and I feel like I have to be more informed before … Continue reading Uneducated Astrological Musings →

giving myself a therapy session

yesterday, in a moment where i was feeling a vague dissatisfaction with my life and myself and how my day was going, this question popped into my mind: why do i feel so uncomfortable taking up space in the world? this question was enough to jolt me out of my spiral of self doubt and … Continue reading giving myself a therapy session →

Mock Repurposed Blog Post

Kalyn’s Coffee Talk Podcast--How to Set & Respect Healthy Boundaries Today we are talking all about boundaries! How to set them, how to make sure they are healthy for us, and how to listen to our intuition when it comes to the relationships in our lives. There are two spectrums when it comes to boundaries, … Continue reading Mock Repurposed Blog Post →

A Ramble On Sunlight and Spiritual Enlightenment

Today is a better Sunday than last Sunday was. The sun has come out after days of cloudy gloominess and all the windows in my apartment are open, letting in the sunshine in slanting, beautiful lines across the hardwood floor. It's something that I love about this apartment, the windows and the way they let … Continue reading A Ramble On Sunlight and Spiritual Enlightenment →

Getting Older

I used to be the girl that pinned inspirational quotes and snippets of poetry and pictures of places I wanted to travel on Pinterest. I had an entire board dedicated to the future I wanted and every single picture was of a cute baby or a pregnant mother or a sweet family moment. I was … Continue reading Getting Older →