• Being

    I have always been a dreamer, a creative, and a feeler. When I was a kid, I would always rush to do the things required of me in my life so I could…

  • A year of beginnings

    Eight is the number of beginnings. And 2018 held a lot of beginnings for me. I started the year with a new car. I mean, technically, a used car, but it was new…

  • When all looks lost

    Disappointment is an emotion I know all too well. I want to be thankful and full of belief. But too often, I doubt and fear and just feel so hurt by this world.…

  • Destiny

    The very thing that is your greatest fear is the very block to your greatest destiny. I’m afraid of people, a lot. Mainly that they’ll disapprove of me, deem me unworthy, push me…

  • True healing

    A few days ago I had the beginnings of a panic attack. I was in my car, driving home from work in traffic, and I felt sick. I was nauseated and weak and…

  • Small and known

    Sometimes life hits a sweet spot where even breathing just feels good. On those days, I roll the windows down and listen to music, letting the highway air stir all around me while…

  • Unrooting

    “She’s wondering what it would be like to believe—really believe—that she was born beautiful, that everyone was, and we’ve been beaten down by a society that teaches selfishness, and what we have to…

  • Navigating life

    There are a lot of things we aren’t taught about growing up. We aren’t taught that the whole world system is over-glorified and that really, you live a good life when you’re able…