In My Own Words

Dear Self, I forgive you. I forgive you for being imperfect. I forgive you for being human. I forgive you for making mistakes. I forgive...

I just met a young man named, Mathias. He is 18 years old, and will be 19 in January. He loves music, and he spends most of his day...

Happiness is fleeting. Happiness is impermanent. We do not arrive at happiness without effort, and we do not stay there without the same....

I have always believed in myself. I have always known there was a power inside me that made me strong. I received that power from my...

I don't like being hit on. I simply don't like it. I find it unimpressive, ingenuine, and arrogant. I realized this about myself a few...

Today, I watched my big brother get married. Today, my dad - my adoptive father - and I went to the wedding of my biological brother with...

I just wrote a beautiful post about these words. What they mean to me. What they are to me. The relationship between my parents. Their...

Praise feels good. Praise makes us feel gratified, encouraged, and safe. But what feels better is discovering, so many moons down the...

There is no great, hidden secret to living beautifully. I've heard it said that one must simply be 'awake'. What does this mean? In...

There is so much hidden inside every person. A whole, secret world belonging entirely to no one else. To read another's writing is, in my...