Category: Stories

Jourdan is Making Space for Healing into Our True Selves

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “This year, I’m making space for Black women healing into their true selves.  This is important because I am a real-life example of this. I found that by putting who I am uniquely before my race, gender, and ethnicity, I was able to make the road…

Melissa is Making Space for Photography

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “Photography promotes family time. Through photography, my family travels toward adventures, immerses themselves outdoors, and learn lots of fun things. Photography gives us a chance to unplug and escape electronics for the afternoon.”  Melissa Stavey-Louy Make Space for Your Passions with LifeSpace Share your journey and…

Mela Lozano is Making Space for Cooking, Art and Culture

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “Right now, I am making space to hone my skills on professional writing and cooking. I want to be able to successfully run my food blog, and to do so, I need to take time to learn how to cook. I want to be able to…

Kashfe Rahman is Making Space for NEET

NEET – Not in Eduction, Employment, or Training In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “NEET – I am twenty-three year old Bangladesh American! I attended community college at LA Valley College for two and a half years before transferring to UC San Diego during fall of 2017. I majored in communication, and…

Dayna is Making Space for Projects

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “This fall, I’ll finally get my shot to create a large-scale, multimedia project. Although I completed a BA in Economics, I realized at the end of my sophomore year that new media, art and storytelling were more than a hobby. They are my true passion. I…

Rebekah Baughman is Making Space for Rest

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “My life in education has been busy and hectic to say the least (I can only blame myself), but I don’t regret any of it. I love learning and there is nothing wrong with that. But there is something wrong with not allowing myself to stop…

Madison is Making Space for Writing

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “I’m making space in my life to continue improving my writing skills. I plan to make a career out of writing, so it’s crucial that I keep evolving. College tends to take away time from my creative writing, and I get bored with essays quickly. I…

Shampree is Making Space for Quality Time

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “This year I’m focused on having enough free time to spend with the people I care about, going to fun places, taking vacations together and sharing stories. Spending quality time is so important to me in order to connect with people and have a meaningful life.”…

Mariana Flores is Making Space for Challenges

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “A fundamental part of my life that has helped me reach my goals and that will help me achieve my dreams, is organization, along with perseverance and responsibility.  With these crucial skills and my desire to make an impact, in 2019, I’m Making Space for Big…

Ange Coronado is Making Space for Family

I am very passionate about writing and encouraging others to follow their passions as well. My photo above is one I took not too long ago. “Life is Where the Heart Is.” In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “Over the course of this year, it became ever more clear to me that…

Alex Montgomery is Making Space for Writing

In 2019, what area are you “making space” for?  “What makes LifeSpace so important to me at this point in my life especially is its ability to see all the moving pieces of my life in one place so I can have full control over what I choose to do with my time. After all,…