All posts of flourish

spark: Lori Vavak

When I think of rituals, it brings back special memories such as family camping trips, helping Grandpa make homemade ice cream for the Fourth of July celebration, sledding down the hill to our Grandma and Grandpa’s house on snow days and so many more. One ritual that started from the day I was born was […]
4 years ago

spark: Naiah Carothers

A ritual that is important to me is every morning when I leave for school, I have to kiss my baby brother Kobe because I love him. It makes him smile and me. A ritual to me is something I do everyday that makes me happy. It’s never happened that I don’t kiss my brother […]
4 years ago

spark: Tori Mincemeyer

I love taking some time in the mornings, especially at the beginning of the week, to enjoy a coffee and write down my intention for the day, plus practice gratitude. It is so, so peaceful to me. It’s exciting to think of the opportunities that lie before me and practice gratitude for the experiences, people […]
4 years ago

Unwind

Let’s talk about nightly bedtime rituals By Nicolette Baker The punch of a timeclock. An evening commute. Shutting off a Mac. The physical transition from workday to something more comfortable signals a shift in thinking, especially when working from home. I love utilizing this time to create boundaries between work and relaxation, honoring my physical, […]
4 years ago

Part of the Process

The way we farm matters. By Emily Scifers  As dawn starts to creep over the horizon, I pull my aching body out of bed. Yesterday’s planting took a toll. I tell myself not to skip my morning walk around the field. It loosens me up before I really get to work. Spring training on the […]
4 years ago

Books that put a fun spin on libraries and their roles

Curated for The Tote by flourish by Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library Though I may be slightly biased, it is always important to remember libraries and the important roles that they play both in our lives and in our communities. Here are a few titles both fiction and nonfiction that put a […]
4 years ago

The Next Voices: Here. Literary Magazine

By Mia Timlin As the screaming voices of screens, social media and technology get louder and louder, it’s becoming more important teenagers find those carved-away spaces where imaginative development takes place. When it comes to teenagers, more often than not, productivity just for the purpose of creating is widely disregarded. The message that it’s not […]
4 years ago

The Next Voices: Central Academy Press

By Trinitee “TeeTee” Johnson “You get to write about things that matter to you.”  Ms. DeWitt said this phrase on day one in journalism when I first joined the Central Academy Press staff. My first thought was, “Oh, wow,” and I was not sure where to even start. Society does not always want young people […]
4 years ago

On the Cusp: Sydnie Edwards

Exciting, scary, wild, free: there is something magical about the momentum of the moments when we’re almost there. In the not-quite-ready, but almost, we defy the pressure to change while we live the just before, in transition. It is difficult and exhilarating, sometimes discouraging and also invigorating.  Here, four local women tell us about a […]
4 years ago

On the Cusp: Janet Wigfall

Exciting, scary, wild, free: there is something magical about the momentum of the moments when we’re almost there. In the not-quite-ready, but almost, we defy the pressure to change while we live the just before, in transition. It is difficult and exhilarating, sometimes discouraging and also invigorating.  Here, four local women tell us about a […]
4 years ago