Photo by Slon_Dot_Pics on Pexels.com Does everything happen for a reason? Does there have to be a reason? We go looking for one like we’re treasure hunters with noble intentions. Looking for lost artifacts and glittering coins in a far off jungle. Hacking through the overgrowth, undergrowth, ingrown toenails with machetes. Toss snakes off of... Continue Reading →
Quite Accidentally Controversial…Oops!
Photo by: Markus Spiske on Unsplash.com Ah, that awkward moment when you realize you have two beliefs, opinions, ideas that completely oppose each other. They sit comfortably on a spectrum but firmly on the farthest ends. Good twin? Bad Twin? Separated at birth? I always wanted a twin, but my mom wasn’t up for a... Continue Reading →
Spilled Tea and Angry Ostriches
Photo by Andre Hunter on Unsplash.com “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.” ― E.E. Cummings Is it wrong to say that anyone who uses the word “Sheeple”... Continue Reading →
This Side Of The Story Is Too Taboo So Share
Photo by Tỷ Huỳnh from Pexels So, you’ve been having a rough time and you get up the courage to let it all out. You find a friend that you trust and love. Someone who loves you, wants the best for you, and is an all-round good soul. They listen, hold your hand, and they cry with you... Continue Reading →
I’m Sorry To Inform You That I’m Not Sorry At All…Except
Photo By Klara Kulikova on Unsplash.com “I lied and said I was busy. I was busy; but not in a way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy silencing irrational thoughts. I was busy calming a racing heart. I was busy telling myself I am okay. Sometimes, this is my... Continue Reading →
Black Holes and Hungry Hippos
Photo by Pawel Czerwiński on Unsplash.com “There’s always failure. And there’s always disappointment. And there’s always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.”– Michael J. Fox This weekend, for the first time in months, I had plans that didn’t involve ordering pizza and scrolling... Continue Reading →
Chasing The Happy Hit
Photo by: Denise Jones on Unsplash.com “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” - Omar Khayyam So, I did something this weekend that I haven’t done in months. The last time I did it was way back in February. I think it was the last weekend in February? That’s, what, five months... Continue Reading →
Shut up! I love you.
Photo by Gratisography from Pexels “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” ― John F. Kennedy Yesterday marked the thirteenth anniversary of my kidney transplant. Thirteen years. I’m actually shocked. It’s hard to believe so much time has passed. I know it’s a cliché, but where did the time... Continue Reading →
Bring Back The Clowns
Photo by Paolo Nicolello on Unsplash.com Clowns. They aren’t that bad, are they? I mean, if they’re hiding in a sewer and offering kids red balloons then, okay, that’s kinda creepy. Is that how that movie went? Yeah, I never saw it and I never read the book. I’m not a fan of scary stuff.... Continue Reading →
When I Look In A Mirror
Photo by The East London Photographer on Unsplash.com “I am not my body. My body is nothing without me.” ― Tom Stoppard, Rock 'n' Roll There are times, when I look at myself in the mirror, that I don’t know who I’m looking at. I bite my lip, and the stranger in the mirror bites... Continue Reading →