Eleven years ago today, I started the morning as Jenna Rochelle Brignac. By the afternoon, I was Jenna Rochelle Sauber. I didn’t get married (I was in high school), and I didn’t enter the witness protection program. I gained my independence, this day before our country’s Independence Day. I had one of my first bigContinue reading “Celebrating My Independence…and Fearlessness”
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There’s a time for everything
Good things come to those who wait. Or so say those with patience. I usually don’t have much patience — it’s a virtue I’ve always lacked. I wanted to be going fast in the boat or the car right away, rather than work up to it. I wanted to be in high school when IContinue reading “There’s a time for everything”
Be Fearless: Moments in Time
I was feeling nostalgic and looking through old photo albums, and I realized I was coming across so many moments in my life that I would label as fearless. Some were mine, some I witnessed from others — but all make me stop and remember those times for the awe and inspiration I felt, theContinue reading “Be Fearless: Moments in Time”
Googling life, failure, and fear
Next up in my #BeFearless series, is my friend Drew Myers. I first connected with Drew online, over baseball and our shared love of advocacy. I met him in person when we volunteered for a Back on My Feet event in Philly, and the rest is history. You can read more from Drew at hisContinue reading “Googling life, failure, and fear”
Figure out what matters to you. Stop.
A year ago, I came back from Costa Rica with their mantra of “pura vida!” or the “pure life” in my mind and heart. A few days ago I returned from Italy with much of the same feeling, but in their own words. I learned so much about the slow food movement in Italy, andContinue reading “Figure out what matters to you. Stop.”
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