As humans, we are constantly moving in and out of phases of growth and renewal. Just like plants, we emerge from a single seed; the birth of of an idea, an identity, an opportunity, a relationship, a challenge. Throughout each cycle, we grow, we thrive, we wilt, and sometimes we die. But just as sureContinue reading “Life Cycle”
Category Archives: Personal
Let me take a minute…
I would like to take a minute to acknowledge what a Rock Star I am. I don’t usually brag about myself, but I realized something recently that I definitely think is worth sharing; my mental health and personal relationship with myself has improved SO MUCH in the past 2 years. To some people, getting promotedContinue reading “Let me take a minute…”
BLACK LIVES MATTER
To put it in another way, pain is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world. Why must it be pain? Why can’t he rouse us more gently, with violins or laughter? Because the dream from which we must be wakened, is the dream that is all well. William Nicholson You have been killed, harassed, andContinue reading “BLACK LIVES MATTER”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Bird’s Eye View
“We walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 The power of sight is incredible. It gives us the gift of seeing vast assortments of colors, the beautiful faces of the people we love and the natural world that grows abundantly around us. Sight protects us from getting ourselves into situations that are potentiallyContinue reading “Bird’s Eye View”
