My Name is Alicia Zinn and I am a photographer and graphic designer. I have been working as a photographer in a professional capacity for five and a half years and as a graphic designer for around ten years.

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My Name is Alicia Zinn. Welcome to my journey I hope you enjoy your visit!

Lost in the Moment

Apr 2

Apr 2 Lost in the Moment

Faith, My Story, Personal Growth, Perspective, Philosophy, Stars, Stoicism

If you read my last post I gave a quick intro to the philosophy of Stoicism. I mention it because some of what I am going to share is a result of my adoption of Stoic practices in my day to day living. Not much but some of this story was influenced by a quote from my morning exercise from Sunday. I have adopted a certain amount of discipline in bettering myself in every aspect of my life on a daily basic in some form (Spirit, Soul & Body). I develop my Spirit with the practice and study of my Faith, my Soul with the practice and study of Philosophy, and my Body with the practice of healthy eating and regular activity. Last Sunday morning as a part of my morning routine I was reading my morning Stoic Exercise and it had this quote!

My Faith Meets Philosophy

Mar 19

Mar 19 My Faith Meets Philosophy

Philosophy, Faith, Study, Reading, Personal Growth, Stoicism, My Story, Minimalism, Perspective

If you are close to me or hear from me on a regular basis outside of social media and my blog then you know what this blog is about.

May I Have This Dance?

Mar 8

Mar 8 May I Have This Dance?

Personal Growth, Faith, Dating, My Story

The last couple weeks have been so busy for me and as a result I have not been writing as much. I have so much to share but much of it will be shared over time and in different posts.

Better Me Year 33

Feb 14

Feb 14 Better Me Year 33

Personal Growth, Faith, Dating, My Story

I have been using that hashtag since after my birthday this year. A lot in my life changed for me right after my birthday. #bettermeyear33 #aliciazinnreallife

Jan 18

Jan 18 The Wait

Dating, Faith, Personal Growth, Sex and Dating, My Story

Last week I wrote a post with almost the same name. It’s funny that the two subjects I currently need to talk about happened to be homonyms. My hope is that these little pieces of my life can possibly help someone going through something similar or even someone going through something different can find something to learn from my story.

Jan 10

Jan 10 The Weight

Personal Growth, Faith, Minimalism, Weight Loss, My Story

This is the first of two posts with almost the same name. It’s funny that the two subjects I currently need to talk about happened to be homonyms. I was going to put them both together but feel it would be better to separate the posts.

A Work in Progress

Jan 2

Jan 2 A Work in Progress

Personal Growth, Reading, Faith, Art, Study, Philosophy, New Year, My Story

Happy New Year Everyone!

I now want to invite you to be a part of this next journey. I welcome you to be a part of helping me grow. I am a work in progress but this year I am learning to show my work!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Dec 25

Dec 25 Merry Christmas Everyone!

I wanted to take a few minutes to say from my family to yours have a very merry Christmas! I am keeping this short because I want to go be with my family! I do have a lot to share later this week as I close out the years so keep and eye out for my end of year review! I wish you all a very merry Christmas!

Dec 14

Dec 14 My Personal Brand and Mission Statement

Art, Faith, Personal Growth, Personal Brand, My Story

Well, part of this is sort of a re-post. But different at the same time. I shared my personal mission statement last year about this time of year because it is when I wrote it. Part of the reason I am re-sharing it today is because I am in the process of re-branding myself.

This Thanksgiving I am thankful for Heartbreak!

Dec 2

Dec 2 This Thanksgiving I am thankful for Heartbreak!

Dating, Faith, Personal Growth, Sex and Dating, My Story, Holiday

I know it might be a silly thing to say but it is kind of where I landed after a really crazy Thanksgiving week. I highly recommend taking a few minutes to read this story!

Always Darkest Before the Light

Nov 18

Nov 18 Always Darkest Before the Light

Faith, My Story, Personal Growth, Weight Loss

It is funny to me that this is kinda where I find myself right now. For the last couple weeks, my life has been slowly headed towards disaster.

One Year Ago Today!

Nov 1

Nov 1 One Year Ago Today!

Personal Growth, My Travels

One year ago today I started an incredible journey that eventually brought me back home to North Carolina. When I started this journey I never imagined coming back to North Carolina.

A Crazy Story with Context and Insight

Oct 28

Oct 28 A Crazy Story with Context and Insight

Dating, My Story, Personal Growth

So first the context… I have recently started dating…. Well I guess dating is not entirely true yet. I have recently installed a dating app on my phone.

I have a crazy story but it is not Dating App gone wrong!

I highly recommend sticking around for the Insight!

The Foundation of My Faith

Oct 21

Oct 21 The Foundation of My Faith

Personal Growth, Philosophy, Faith, My Story

“A man with a story is never at the mercy of a man with an argument!” - Pastor Adam McCain*

New York City Day Two #AliZinNYC

Sep 20

Sep 20 New York City Day Two #AliZinNYC

My Story, My Travels

Here are the many adventures of my second day in NYC from The Met and Grand Central to Katz Deli and DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) these are the pictures from my second day in NYC. (Quick Note the 360 pictures from the Subway and GCS will be on Facebook so you can interact with them)

The Sky is the Limit!

Sep 14

Sep 14 The Sky is the Limit!

My Story, Faith, Personal Growth

I am in a season where when I look at the stars I have this feeling of both how big and small at the same time that I am in this universe. I have found myself in a season filled with potential.

New York City Day One #AliZinNYC

Aug 25

Aug 25 New York City Day One #AliZinNYC

These are just the pictures from my first day in NYC! Which also happened to be my Birthday! So I got to Turn 33 in NYC!

Update about Changes...

Jul 30

Jul 30 Update about Changes...

Home Sweet Home, My Story, My Travels, Personal Growth

I'm sorry it has been so long since I have updated... This is partly due to some major changes that have affected my ability to travel and I have also had my schedule full trying to sort through some stuff emotionally also my I haven't had a chance to really edit the pictures from the last few weeks either.

Week 31 - Rural Upstate New York

Jul 6

Jul 6 Week 31 - Rural Upstate New York

Home Sweet Home, My Travels

Wow I am super behind on posting. This was actually the week before my birthday. I visited upstate New York before heading down to NYC for my birthday week!

Week 29 & 30 - From Minnesota to Indiana to Canada (Niagara Falls)

Jun 21

Jun 21 Week 29 & 30 - From Minnesota to Indiana to Canada (Niagara Falls)

Home Sweet Home, My Travels, My Story

These weeks were combined because of my weird driving days the last few weeks which got thrown off because of Memorial Day and because I managed to end up sick again. Bleh Allergies are the worst!