it's who i am
This week has been hard. This week has been SO FREAKING HARD. It has been hard for you, it has been hard for me. It has been hard for her and him and them. It has been a hard week for your neighbor, for the stranger at the grocery store, for people in Italy and [...]
Remember when you were a kid and the swing was the funnest part of the play ground? You and your friends would get on a swing and go as high as you possibly could, always trying to make it all the way around the swing-set or, in my family's case, touch the highest leaf on [...]
Life is pretty decieving. When I was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, someone once said to me, "I would have never guessed that you went through anything." Anything. He said anything. I think that everyone has gone through something. Something in their life that has impacted them so [...]
A few weeks ago, someone hurt me really bad. Someone hit me right where it counts.. the heart. Right in the spot that controls my confidence, self-worth and even dignity. They hit me so hard that, without knowing, I was sent into a dark spiral of doubt, fear and devastation. I didn't know why, but [...]
It’s 9:47 on Halloween night. I have spent the whole day pumping myself up about trick or treaters and passing out candy. I live in a town home and thought there would be a never ending flood of children running to our door. I couldn’t wait to see the costumes. I couldn’t wait to make [...]
1. The warmth of my dog nuzzled in next to me as we fall asleep for the night. 2. A new can of paint. 3. Pipeline Punch Monster Energy Drinks 4. Watching the little girl I nanny skip out of preschool each day and tell me about her projects. 5. When Jordan brings me up [...]
lately it seems like everyone has a mental health story that they want to share. and that’s fine. it’s great that the world has become so much more accepting of mental health issues. it’s great that therapy isn’t looked down upon as much as it was 10 years ago. it’s amazing that we can talk [...]
