Bella of Louisville

04.14.19 // Life

The Dog Days

When I started sharing my life online via my blog and on social. I was in my early 30’s, working hard on healing from a severe Crohn’s flare, online dating, heartbreak, and all of my posts served as an outlet. I completed a mini-marathon without training one year and followed it with the Triple Crown the next. I was working like a madwoman to distract my mind from whatever was happening in my body as it was my method of escapism. I dropped 20 lbs, lost a lot of hair; on my head, my lashes, and ...

04.13.19 // Life

Love: Peace

Peace is liberty in tranquility.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero When you look deep within yourself, do you see peace or internal conflict? Or do you find both as you balance back and forth; neither is wrong. It’s just meant to bring attention to your journey of finding inner peace, achieving peace of mind, is a major life accomplishment—and even though it can be hard to feel peaceful, anyone can work toward a life of harmony, to seek a calm spirit. Give yourself the inner peace you deserve with ...

04.03.19 // Louisville

Spring Into Cherokee Park

Cherokee Park's main feature is the 2.4-mile Scenic Loop, with separate lanes for vehicle traffic (one-way) and recreational users. One of the original parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the park provides a pastoral setting amid rolling hills, open meadows and woodlands of the Beargrass Creek valley. This is my space. I exist in and around it because it puts me in a tranquil mental space. For vehicles on the Scenic Loop (or recreational users moving in the direction of vehicle traffic), ...