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Humans of Louisville – Kacey

Louisville | 09.02.15

“Louisville is my happy place. It makes me forget about the past. Live in the present. And dream about the future.” – Kacey of Louisville

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I’m a 30-something Louisville dweller and aficionado. As you browse around please note that you’re in the sanctuary of the space I call home where my writing is about life, love, and the city of Louisville. I’m honored to have you here. Thank you for visiting my space.

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✨ 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝓅𝒶𝓊

✨ 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝓅𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 ✨ It’s a dangerous territory when you find yourself completely over social media, and it’s your profession. | My burnout was on the horizon for quite some time, but I kept pushing through it thinking it would subside. | When you think about it, We’re constantly connected, 24/7. Whether it’s our phone, iPad, laptop, or desktop, there’s often little (or no) escape notifications and buzzing pings. | While social media opens up a whole new world of possibilities for individuals to connect and brands to develop relationships with consumers, over connectivity is possible. With the ever-growing list of emerging media, the responsibilities and expectations for social media professionals can be all-consuming. Add in family, friends, and individual responsibilities, desires, and goals, and you’ll find yourself searching for more time that you don’t have. | When COVID-19 entered the country as “The Great Pause,” and everyone was forced to stay home, I took this as my opportunity to unplug and reset so I could return as a better creative. | With the help of my longtime relationship with @jellydesignstudio, I’ve renovated my digital dwelling of bellaoflouisville.com | I’ve learned so much from my professors and fellow students with @wvuimc that will improve my skill set and impact as a marketer. | Last but not least, @annelamott’s book, Bird by Bird, is my touchstone. The pages are full of practical advice on the hard work of creativity. | This is the quote guiding me out of “The Great Pause” without fear of another burnout: “Keep your butt in the chair. You do it at the same time every day. You never wait for inspiration – it's ridiculous, it will never come. No one in your family is going to hope for you to be a writer… it's not convenient for anybody for you to write, and you have to do it badly." | #writersofinstagram #creatives #thegreatpause #imback #bellaoflouisville

✨ 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑜𝓁𝒹 𝓂𝑒 ✨ If you scrolled through my IG feed you’d see a transition around 2017 when I went in the opposite path of writers of Instagram and monetized my blog. The sinking feeling in my stomach makes me regret all of it. It’s taken a lot of time for me to piece together a post to transition back to the old me then. This photo was taken during that time when I was a writer that shared poems, inspiration, and experiences. That whole “Life. Love. Louisville.” that wasn’t monetized; it was legit. I felt authentic without having to push a product. Somehow I became a total sellout, and the regret I feel from that is massive. As I’m searching for the light out of this creative block, I’m reminding myself of the lessons we can learn from regret. ✨ I’ve found that regret has created a deeper understanding of who I am and who I don’t want to be. ✨ Instead of despising that era, I’ve noted the missteps to avoid it moving forward. ✨ I’ve grown to appreciate every experience as I believe that the universe orchestrates lessons to awaken me to reach my infinite potential. ✨ Shout out to the old me and everything she showed me. 📷 @anna_may_photography shoot circa 2016 ✨ #shoutouttotheoldme #writersofinstagram

✨ 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒾

✨ 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 ✨ “Three months ago, no one knew that SARS-CoV-2 existed. Now the virus has spread to almost every country, infecting at least 1,918,679 people whom we know about, and many more whom we do not. It has crashed economies and broken health-care systems, filled hospitals, and emptied public spaces. It has separated people from their workplaces and their friends. It has disrupted modern society on a scale that most living people have never witnessed. Soon, almost everyone in the United States will know someone who has been infected. Like World War II or the 9/11 attacks, this pandemic has already imprinted itself upon the nation’s psyche.” - Ed Yong at @theatlantic | One day, these amazing kids will tell their children about how this global pandemic impacted their life. I hope they remember to share the fun stories as they’re intertwined with moments of uncertainty. ✨ Thanks to @anna_may_photography for helping us document this time in history. 💛 #Covid19 #TeamKentucky #TogetherAtHome #StayHomeStaySafe #FamilyFirst

• 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝒾𝒹

• 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒 • ‘Tis the season of change disguised as an epidemic. It’s easy to get mentally fatigued when you’re taking on the behemoth of COVID-19 because of its all-encompassing impact on our daily lives. • If you can, visualize yourself on a pathway, it may be steep, but with grit and strength, you’ll make it. • Think about what life looks like when you get to the end of the path and on the other side of this. • Let that be your fuel to give you the energy you need mentally and emotionally. • Life is about evolving as you learn from moments like these that is ingrained on your psyche for the rest of your life. Accepting the hard hits as detours on your path is heartbreaking. • There are two fundamental impacts on my path. I could breakdown, and anyone that knows what is happening on my side of the screen would say I should. But I won’t. Just like you won’t. We’re primed and empowered to take this on as we march down our path to get on the other side. | #writersofinstagram #teamkentucky #bellaoflouisville #coronavirushope #teamlouisville

• 𝓇𝓊𝓉𝒽 1:16 • ”Where you go I wi

• 𝓇𝓊𝓉𝒽 1:16 • ”Where you go I will go, and where you stay, I will stay.” 🌎 Using this time well by spending it with the people who matter most to nurture the most important things in life; love, contentment, and growth. ✨ #simplepleasures

• 𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑜𝓀𝑒𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓀 • Nothing compares to old-fashioned fresh air and sunshine. ☀️ #igerslouisville #olmstedparks502 #socialdistancing #teamkentucky

• 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇 • “I don’t tell you enough, this wonderful life you have given me. you have brought me years of laughter and umbrellas to my doorstep in the rain. You have brought home roses on difficult days and held me during nights of confusion and pain. You have shown me such kindness and adventures for fun, but mostly you have shown me how to truly love someone.” - 𝓅𝑒𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓁𝓁 | #mylove #mylife #myworld

✨ 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂 𝑜𝓃 ✨ If you want

✨ 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂 𝑜𝓃 ✨ If you want to live the life of your dreams, you have to put your dreams to paper. Pushing yourself with zero regard towards your essential needs will cause you to crash and burn. Learning how to place buffers around you is a key ingredient for your peace of mind. ✨ If you accomplish your dreams, the first step is believing in yourself with all of the faith and gumption you can muster. ✨ If you want to live the life of your dreams, you’ must learn to glow through what you go through and put in serious work every single day. ✨ If you want to live your dreams, then you have to set a schedule for yourself. You need to write down all of the things you’re hoping to get done in a day and make that your plan of attack. ✨ When it comes to your life, you should let yourself dream BIG. Don’t hold yourself back because your dreams deserve a fighting chance to become your reality. Be a dreamer. | 📷 Anna May Photography 📍 Hancock House Louisville ✨ #writersofinstagram #mondaymotivation #gradschool #wvuimc #igerslouisville #bellaoflouisville

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