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I'm Alece. 

I'm just a Long Island girl who's passionate about grace, authenticity, and good red wine. I talk with my hands, dance in the car, and laugh really loudly. 

I moved to South Africa when I was 19. (People have called that brave; I think it was a cocktail of faith, foolishness, and naiveté. But I digress...) I pioneered and led a nonprofit there for 13 years. The bests and worsts of my life happened on that beautiful continent, and Africa will hold my heart forever.

I now call Nashville home — and am fairly convinced that living in Africa prepared this Yankee to live in the South. I work with nonprofits, and I'm the founder/curator of One Word 365 and the owner of Rest Easy Nashville. 

I'm an extroverted introvert who lives with more questions than answers. I hate choosing favorites, am on a lifelong search for the perfect whiskey sour, and blog occasionally but candidly about searching for significance amidst the question marks of life.

 

Discover the big impact one word can make.

One word. 365 days. A changed life.

The past few weeks have been a blur. An unanticipated surgery led to an antibiotic-resistant infection that bulldozed me in every way. As I came out of the fog of illness and sedatives, a new fog settled in. One of disappointment and frustration and
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