Prickly friendships and cactus friends
“Self love is a good thing but self awareness is more important. You need to once in a while go, ‘Uh I’m kind of an a-hole.’” Louis C.K. It’s been on my mind for a while: I treat Jesus like…
Category: Growing up
Thanks a lot 2020
Instead of making resolutions that I’ll forget by February, every year I pick a word that I want to focus on. In high school it was always “courage” or “perseverance” and last year I made the mistake of choosing “peace,”…
The Aftermath of Admitting
After sharing my struggle with depression, and the 3-days that hit harder than I’d ever experienced before (or since), emails, comments, and texts came pouring in. People in Kenya, Cameroon, Philippines, and across the United States shared their story with…
The end is not today: My battle with suicide and depression
In high school I was suicidal. Although the impulse was overwhelming at times, it would come on like a wave and be gone in a couple of hours. This time was different. This time everything was different. It began like…
about to be a college grad: the week before a bfa
Do you ever have a day where the weight of existence weighs heavy on your shoulders? Like every thought is trying to drag you into the crust of the Earth. I have to make $ X. I need this for…
Life Update: Finding La Bon Vie
If you like your life the way it is, never ever EVER pray for peace. I had everything figured out. I would marry Joel and we would work together to be less miserable as time went on. I would rent…
8 fun personality quizzes for self discovery
Although they’re just for fun, personality quizzes help us find our habits—good and bad. When I’m forced to wonder which mythical creature I’d rather befriend I learn what values are most important to me. (It would be so cool to…
What is love? (Define and then find)
Going through my break-up with Joel has been a battle against the ocean—some days the waves are small and easy to climb over, others feel like I’m being crushed and pulled under by the riptide. I must have searched for…
27: Time for new, old tests
A couple weeks ago I had a birthday. I didn’t do anything to celebrate it because my plans to set up a private krav maga session fell through. (It was the perfect chance for Grammy to learn some tactical martial…
Single and Christian on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day. The day in February where love is in the air. Couples go on dates. There is love at first sight as some are struck by Cupid’s arrow. However, is that what Valentine’s day is all about? A day…