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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · 7d

West Coast night lights.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · 29d

Dramatic sky on this gorgeous day. #LongBeach #LBC #Skyscape

City scene of Long Beach, California with a pedestrian bridge, buildings, and high-rises, with a street running between them. Vibrant flowers are in the foreground and all of it is under a bright blue sky with scattered wisps of white clouds.

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Sep 29

Working on a laptop with a bandage on your index finger is comical. Touch ID, track pad, typing. Good times.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Sep 25

My niece has a video for her first single! She wrote the song and sang all the vocals.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZeJ...

#NewMusic #NewArtist #LilyElon

Hypnotized - Lily E'lon

YouTube video by Lily E'Lon

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Sep 14

Nothing bothers people more than the unbothered.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Sep 13

My niece released her first single today! Listen on Amazon, Apple, or Spotify. #NewMusic #NewArtist #LilyElon

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Aug 21

Birthday Broadway bash was everything! #MoulinRouge #Gypsy #MammaMia #HughJackman #LeCafeLouisVuitton #RHRooftop #NYC

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Jul 28

Your dreams are becoming, but they are already true.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Jul 2

You are not required to take on the assumptions and feelings of others.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Jun 26

Peace of mind is priceless, but it isn’t free. What are you willing to give up for a life of peace?

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Outer Banks is a dream.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Jun 18

Elevation requires movement, not mere words. Let’s align our words with our actions.
#alignment #align #LiveOnPurpose

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Jun 3

There’s a difference between a kind person having a moment of selfishness and a selfish person having a moment of kindness. Seeing people honestly helps you love yourself more honestly.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · May 28

Reflections in Long Beach.

Lighthouse in Long Beach, California in blue lights reflecting off the harbor.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · May 23

Graduates, no matter what you decide, you will be given opportunities to decide again.
#inspiration

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · May 23

Investing in me.
#Writer #WritersOfBluesky

Guess who is attending the Foreword Retreat with Sadeqa Johnson and Julie Cantrell.

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · May 13

Disappointment can occur when we’re limiting ourselves. Sometimes we’re pursuing a slight change when life is leading us to an enormous one.

#disappointment #LifeLessons #encouragement #inspiration #LiveOnPurpose

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · May 8

Now or never. Take more chances. Today is the day.

A photo of three pens, one orange, one green, and one red that each have an inspirational charge.

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · May 5

Amsterdam. Amazing.

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Apr 26

Cruising through the weekend in Amsterdam.

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Eddie Francis @eddiefrancis06.bsky.social · Apr 17

Great piece by Forbes. In my most recent #leadership position, I made it a point to check in with my team, especially the highest performers. This article confirms a lot of what I heard from them.

www.forbes.com/sites/dianeh...

Why High Performers Leave And What Leaders Miss Until It’s Too Late

High performers leave quietly when they feel overlooked or underused. Learn how to spot the signs early and create the conditions that help top talent stay and thrive.

www.forbes.com

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Apr 14

Always a joy to have a conversation with Mallory Willsea! I invite you to listen in on our chat about AI, creativity, and branding. Is AI stealing style or advancing creativity through inspiration? www.enrollify.org/episodes/epi...
#Enrollify #HigherEd #AI

Episode 60: Style Theft at Scale: AI and the Fight for Creative Integrity

Mallory Willsea sits down with Myla Edmond—Senior Vice President at RW Jones Agency and Interim Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications at UNC Greensboro—to unpack the creative identity crisis br...

www.enrollify.org

Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Apr 6

Appreciating beauty. #flowers #NorthCarlina

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Apr 5

Smile big and smile free.

#NationalPoetryMonth
#poem #poetry #WritersCommunity

Poem Smile Free

She smiles, but I know better
Bad choices are her drug
Accepting unhealthy connections
On an unquenchable quest for love

My heart fills with gratitude
Knowing that her past and mine are the same
Because my journey turned me toward the light
And she simply can’t walk through her pain

Thankful to be centered and whole
Following the passage through my truth
Truth that I can recall and not crumble
Truth that gathers around her neck like a noose

Hopeful for the day when she stops pretending
That her pain hasn’t become her priest
The day when she can look at truth and really smile
Smile big and smile free

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Myla Denise @myladenise.bsky.social · Apr 2

Embrace the warmth of your own sun.

#NationalPoetryMonth #poem #poetry

Poem called Be Hopeful.

I want to be hopeful
Embrace the warmth of your sun
Give full-body smiles free reign
Open my arms wide
Let my soul skip

But I know the pattern
Joy is where we start
In that undeniable haze
Until I take a deep breath
And find myself in hiatus

I want to be hopeful
But I know this script
So I take in each scene, each gesture
Until space and fear sets in
And the effortless becomes effort less

We twirl like leaves in the wind
Spinning until we’re no longer
Only traces of electricity
And whispers of be hopeful morph
Into taunts of be hope, fool

The voice of the whisperer
Is the same as the one who taunts
Maybe it wasn’t what was said
But how I heard
Be hopeful
When the plea was, “Be hope. Full.”
Let my soul skip
Open my arms wide
Give full-body smiles free reign
Embrace the warmth of my own sun

By Myla Denise

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