Rather than tell you about my transition from 2025 to 2026, I'll tell you how that transition reflects the greater transition of who I am today, and how I became it. My teen and college years were wrought with "no's," "anti's," and "against's." After an upbringing of embracing being an outcast, my adulthood has surprisingly... Continue Reading →
How can making a rice & beans dinner on a Wednesday have anything to do with celebration - especially celebration of steadiness? Hello, it's been nine months and a day since my last blog post, but I'm back, and doing just fine. 🙂 Daily writing promptWhat are you doing this evening?View all responses Seriously, I'm... Continue Reading →
As I near the end of 2024, I impulsively wrote this blog post half-heartedly attempting to make sense of my emotions. This is a blog, not an official and important website, eh? Just to contradict the rest of this post 🙂 - I live a fruitful, adventurous, and comfortable life. I am very grateful for... Continue Reading →
No individual in my life has shown me the meaning of success more than my mom has. She has taught me not only how to be successful, but how to develop my own idea of what it even means to be successful. She raised my younger brother and I with (probably too much) liberty, did... Continue Reading →
When your dad dies, there are a number of things you are expected to do, and some you are expected NOT to do. Here they are, and I'm doing them both. Reminisce, look over photos, distribute his belongings, repeat his favorite sayings, and laugh. Laugh more than you're allowed. Laugh at things that aren't funny.... Continue Reading →
Our modern obsession with discussing our mental health issues seems like half of its own problem. We are trying so hard to "solve" our mental health issues that we're only stressing ourselves further from intrapersonal peace. At least, this seems to be a challenge I face when learning to love myself, again. And again. And... Continue Reading →
No one can tell you what the most fun way to exercise is for YOU. However, I can tell you what factors can make exercise more fun for ANYONE. It is common and normal to fear the gym, detest running, or resent having to move your body in the evening, on the weekends, or on... Continue Reading →
What has "Growing Up" done to you? Becoming an adult sucks for everyone, I know, but do you feel the anguish and despair at the loss of your innocence and wonder and joy that I do at mine? When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? Probably ~ 5... Continue Reading →
The work injury wasn't what I wished for, obviously, but bear with me here. January came and went smoothly, hurriedly even, and I've been excited for my 26th birthday. Which means that although I've been killin' it - working hard, working out, eating good and healthy, having as great a time the hamster on its... Continue Reading →
If this is what it means to be an artist, then I beg the universe or God or whoever or whatever to release me. This excerpt was written a couple of weeks ago and yet reading it aloud for the video made me cry, again. If anyone else relates to this, please speak up, I'm... Continue Reading →
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