New Perspective on Life
The Twenties: Building Yourself The early and mid twenties are the struggle years. These years are filled with confusion and doubt, hopelessness, and depression, but also hope and opportunities. These are the years where we find who we are. The years where we ask questions, important questions, that will challenge how we live and think. … Read more#Writeitdown: My Life is Mine
I’ve found this week such a struggle, like a real tough week. I’ve found it hard to even do basic things like brush my teeth or get dressed and that isn’t like me. I’ve had struggles with my sleep since I was a child, conditions have to be just so and now living with my … Read moreComing Through
Ah the things I feel like I have ruined along the way. Grief and despair have this unfortunate ability to rise and grow without much feeding. A few minutes with regret and boom! They seem to tower over the whole day. I work to listen to music, read, write, and find positives to bolster the … Read moreFortitude and the pull of the other…
Did you know climbing some of the biggest mountains can leave climbers with symptoms that are very similar to heart failure? Death zones are places at the top of a mountain where low oxygen and poor weather conditions make even breathing a pain-filled struggle. A documentary on K2 detailed the descent of a group of … Read moreSummit
Lately I have been struggling with something, something deep. At first I wasn’t sure what it was. I just knew I was fearful. Fearful of what? I didn’t know. I could not put my finger on the issue. As I was crying out to God I came to the realization that I was afraid of failing. fail·ure noun … Read moreFearing Failure
So, I cried. Yeah, it was over, and like a big baby, my tears flowed ruining my makeup. A stained doll of a woman, really. Tainted by a world that I didn’t really understand, yet understood completely. It was 3 o’clock, and I sitting at a traffic light when I let loose. I had held … Read moreNote to Self
