I am bent, but not broken. I am scarred, but not disfigured. I am sad, but not hopeless. I am tired, but not powerless. I am angry, but not bitter. I am depressed, but not giving up.” Anonymous The Beginning Some would call it a generational curse. But I call…
Failure is a concept that evokes a spectrum of emotions: dread, shame, anxiety, and sometimes, an almost paralyzing fear. For many of us, the idea of failing can be so overwhelming that it’s easier to avoid challenges altogether than risk the potential sting of defeat. However, what if we reframe…
“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” Zig Ziglar Only some successful people get there on their first try. But these following five individuals didn’t let failure or hardships dictate what they wanted for their future. They triumphed against all odds and proved that…
Did you know that the Sunday Scaries has a place in the slang dictionary? The definition is essentially an impending feeling of worry, fear, or anxiety for the upcoming work week or school week. It’s this fear of the unknown, the concern about getting enough sleep, the anxiety about getting…
Writing has always been a passion of mine. From a young age, I found solace in creating stories and characters that could transport me to different worlds and experiences. But it was when I reached adulthood, I truly realized the power of writing. It instills the ability to creatively convey…
The start of 2024. The ball drops, the clock strikes midnight, and boom, another year is in the past. It truly is amazing how fast time goes. It can be easy to stay in a state of regret for the things that didn’t happen last year. But this is like…
It was a Wednesday. After so many negatives, I was not wanting to entertain the idea that THIS one might be positive. I wouldn’t be disappointed if I didn’t have any expectations. But I so wanted to be a mom. And every negative was hard.
Being confident in my skin was a challenge. At seventeen, I was young, naive, and desiring to be loved. Constantly feeling like the odd one out, I could not join in on the laughter because the joke was about me. I was a braces-clad, lanky-legged sports diva who would have…
There was a time where I had zero self respect for myself. I cared way too much about what others thought about me. Every word I wrote, deleted. Every word I said, carefully calculated.
