Ilan Cooley Mar 22 4 min see me "We need to let people know we still see them. We see them, even if we cannot wrap our arms around them. As I sit here alone, feeling...
Ilan Cooley Mar 8 3 min 1918 "A lot of women came before me to forge the path I now walk freely. I am thankful for the women who set precedents, and anyone who...
Ilan Cooley Feb 9 3 min grief vs depression " I felt I had to write this entire thing to justify that my grief was real and difficult. I felt I had to defend my struggles. I felt I...
Ilan Cooley Nov 25, 2020 3 min 10,000 hours "In his book Outliers, Malcom Gladwell asserts it takes 10,000 hours of dedicated practice to become expert at something. Theoretically,...
Ilan Cooley Aug 25, 2020 4 min the happiness project I set out to make myself happier. It took time and effort to tunnel my way out of sadness, but I did it.
Ilan Cooley Jun 30, 2020 4 min the cannonball Most things are a matter of perspective and if you want to change your perspective you often need to change your vantage point.
Ilan Cooley May 26, 2020 3 min from selfies to selfless The true influencers of now are the people who worked hard to keep us fed, informed and safe.
Ilan Cooley May 19, 2020 3 min excess vs. abundance Once we truly know, love and trust ourselves we will have so much more to give and share.
Ilan Cooley May 9, 2020 4 min bug in a jar I feel like a bug in a jar. Some bratty kid came along and put me in a jar. I am a bug in a jar. Sometimes the kid shakes the jar…
Ilan Cooley May 3, 2020 4 min yes, but at least I accepted permission to be sad, so I could finally start to shed it, layer by layer, like pulling the individual strands from...