A little girl does not notice when she is being loved if that is all she has ever known. How can you distinguish the presence of something if you have never felt its absence? She will not consciously sense the comforting aura of belonging if she has never had to live without it. She willContinue reading “Sweet Girl”
Author Archives: Becca Rodriguez
2019: Year of Healing
Happy New Year my friends! 2018 proved to be a year of breaking, rebuilding, growing, and learning for me. Through all that has happened, I have gathered the strength and courage to step into a new version of myself. A version that releases the pain of the past, while still appreciating and utilizing the lessonsContinue reading “2019: Year of Healing”
Rebellious Sense of Peace
When the phrase “rebellious sense of peace” first popped in my head, I was sitting on my bathroom floor, tears streaming down my face, scared out of my mind. You know those moments when you allow your mind to stray too far and you start to notice the countless unknowns floating around in the universe,Continue reading “Rebellious Sense of Peace”
Love: A Universal Experience
I do not think it is possible to represent the entirety of what love is in writing, the spoken word, art or in any expression for that matter. At the exact same time, each person has the unique ability to represent what love means to them and how they have personally experienced it and itContinue reading “Love: A Universal Experience”
Home
I sense home. I can’t explain how to get there or how to stay there, but when I just happen upon it I know I’m safe. The natural order of things fills me with a peaceful bliss and showers me with relief. Like I can release the breath I have been holding in and finallyContinue reading “Home”
Fleeting Thoughts
Inverse Relationship Yesterday has passed, but the remnants still seep through my unhealed wounds. My growth has left scratches and tears, still trying to patch up as I inhabit this new body of mine. Wobbly like a baby deer learning to walk, my new mindset struggles to maintain its new standards. Tomorrow has yet toContinue reading “Fleeting Thoughts”
It’s Time to Recognize Your Inherent Worthiness
I have an amazing friend named Taylor Horsfall. She is the girl who makes everybody she comes across feel valuable and important. Her down to earth and humble demeanor makes it hard to guess that she is actually an elite volleyball player killing it on her full ride at a Division 1 University. She isContinue reading “It’s Time to Recognize Your Inherent Worthiness”
Give Your Pain Purpose
One of the duties I had as Senior Class President was to give the opening prayer at graduation. I knew this position would probably call for speaking in front of large crowds from time to time, but I was still very nervous. Even though I wasn’t giving a full speech like the Valedictorian or Salutatorian,Continue reading “Give Your Pain Purpose”
Illuminate Your Darkness
It is incredible humans have the capability to feel emotions so deeply. The rawest form of pain shows just how immensely we care and that is something remarkable. As difficult as it is to endure, don’t push away pain. Allow yourself to feel the entire spectrum of your emotions because that is when you takeContinue reading “Illuminate Your Darkness”
Break the Cycle
Release Destructive Mental Habits and Find Freedom in Your Mind Building a relationship with myself has been the hardest yet most rewarding thing I have ever done. I finally decided that enough was enough when I hit my lowest point this past semester. I was dealing with relationship/friendship/internal problems and it took a toll onContinue reading “Break the Cycle”
