STORY TIME
Charming Stories: Tales from the CCL Crew
In addition to serving our community, Charm City Love, Inc. documents and shares stories that have changed our perspectives on life. These stories have touched us so deeply that we had to share them with you all. Enjoy the many tales of the city!
Experiences are like books. They teach you and grow you in ways that sometimes you don't realize until much later.
I live in Bristol, England where I run a company for men with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Late last year, I found myself consumed with expanding my business to support more men...
The New Year is an opportunity to start fresh, to reflect on the past year and to embrace new habits.
With that in mind the CCL crew decided it would be great idea to put together a Wellness Weekend at The Sage Center...
We have all experienced those mornings after being out with our friends all night. Tired eyes. Messy hair. Mismatch socks. Wanting something to get you through the day; Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, WHATEVER. I know this opening sounds random but stay with me here.....
Let’s get personal. Charm City Love Inc. members have become one with the organization’s mission and goals. We live and thrive by hearing and telling the stories in the city. I, Stacia Griner, had the opportunity to spread the love in the Washington, DC area during my commute to work through Union Station...
One word to describe my Halloween weekend: AMAZING. I mean, I threw a super lit Halloween house party on Saturday. My closest friends were there, my line sisters came from out of town, and everyone had on SPOOKtacular costumes. As amazing as my super lit Halloween house party was, my favorite part of the weekend was the Halloween...
I often get asked why I started Charm City Love, Inc. or how I came up with the idea. I usually tell this story about a woman I met when I went to feed the homeless on a hot summer day in 2014.I talk about how when I initially met this woman I judged her because of her appearance and how after talking to her and hearing her story my idea of who she was had completely transformed. This story is very real but what I never mention is that I founded Charm City Love, Inc. because I realized that that I saw so much of myself in this homeless woman who I’d met outside of the main post office in downtown Baltimore. Let me explain…