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I’ve learned to never say never. I’d said many times over the last number of years that I would never, and I was pretty certain, try my...

Looking I can see, see pain and sorrow, love and happiness Waves come crashing in looking to crush those who come too close, and carry...

Having a different perspective, now, I’ve noticed that for a long time the way was shut for me. And it was sealed tight. I often thought...

Now there are a lot of things I’d like to think of as us all in together, the world definitely needs more empathy and togetherness. But...

It’s beginning to be pretty hilarious how a lot of the limitations I’ve set for myself are so arbitrary. I mean, why am I not allowed to...

In the vein of telling my story I’m needing to learn and to continue being me. On the recommendation of a new friend I started reading...

Recently I’ve been thinking about my story, as in, what parts of my life are mine to tell. It can feel a bit overwhelming as everyone has...

I was in fine procrastinating form today. I definitely want to get back to writing for my blog after a “soft summer” as we called it in...

It’s been a busy summer, we bought a house, moved, and saw a bunch of friends and family. Thankfully, I’ve learned from my mistakes and...

The rock, it speaks to me, telling me of the past, of its long life span of loneliness It tells me of ancient treasures it once hid and...

I’ve been thinking about this a lot. What is “normal?” There really isn’t one normal, it’s likely very different for each person. And,...

Unless I really think about all the small, seemingly insignificant (and often seemingly unconnected) actions that led to this portion of...

I know it kinda sounds like I’m going to start a post on gardening, but no, I’m talking every time you talk about something you are proud...

A mantra I’ve come to embrace, especially as I try to live the life I want rather than the life I think I’m expected to. Everything out...

I find it interesting sometimes that we seem to always be looking to the future, not always wanting to look back. I’m not saying that...

Something that was so, so easy to come by when I was younger but increasingly hard to find as an adult with seemingly endless...

I feel like I don’t know how to clear my head this way anymore. It felt like words about anything and everything just flowed out. Maybe...

***This may contain spoilers, please proceed with caution, can’t say that I didn’t warn you!*** This wasn’t an immediate favorite of...

Are you an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert? I don't know about you, but I've struggled with this question many times over the...

Seth and bunny ears They don’t mix well But if there were, in fact A time when Seth had bunny ears He would, in reality Not be Seth at...