by Darrin Johnson | Feb 23, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Travel
Spring is right around the corner and most of us have already booked some much needed time away from the hustle and bustle. As we take on the daunting task of planning our fun in the sun, here are 5 helpful tips you can use to ensure that your attention to detail post...
by Darrin Johnson | Feb 21, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon
All that glitters isn’t gold my mother used to say. I remember she would express this sentiment when I was stuck comparing myself to the lives of others. Although I didn’t quite understand the meaning when I was a child, it would hit me like enormous waves pounding on...
by Darrin Johnson | Feb 17, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon
Real men don’t eat salads! Apparently, this was an unwritten rule I must have missed while being asleep during toxic masculinity 101 in high school. That last part was not a real class, but the savvy reader that you are got the implied sarcasm right? A colleague...
by Darrin Johnson | Feb 12, 2018 | Fitness, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality
Comparison is the thief of joy. I’ve heard this saying for the first time over the summer from a mentor and it seemed to haunt me ever since. It’s not that I haven’t heard some form of this concept before but it was something about the thief part that vexed me. The...
by Darrin Johnson | Dec 18, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality
We live in a world where social media and its influence is a beast to say the least. It has, particularly as it relates to men, allowed us to join the club of our women counterparts with being objectified whether voluntary or involuntarily. In a time where the amount...
by Darrin Johnson | Dec 3, 2017 | Events, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Travel
I can never sleep the night before I am to travel abroad. Double checking my flight status, making sure I’ve packed my flyest gear and necessities, and peeking in the pocket of my duffle bag to ensure my passport is there, all consume me to the point of what I’ve...
by Darrin Johnson | Nov 18, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Travel
I will never step foot in Jamaica! There are plenty of beautiful places in the Caribbean that will not only embrace me, but also love me the way I love them. This was my travel declaration towards a country that for many years, I had absolutely no desire to allow my...
by Darrin Johnson | Oct 8, 2017 | Fitness, Lifestyle, Ruelon
I like my dirty martini extra dirty with gin not Vodka. There is only one “The City” and that is New York City. I’ll take Janet over Madonna, the New York Giants over the Jets, and a vacation is not a vacation if your passport isn’t stamped. All of these preferences...
by Darrin Johnson | Oct 6, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Sports/Entertainment
It’s Slinky; It’s Slinky, the favorite for girls and boys. These are a few of the quirky, yet catchy lyrics for the nostalgic childhood toy first introduced in the 1940’s. Anyone of a certain age certainly remembers the words and can recite them during drunken game...
