a collection of stories and thoughts from a 20-something
let's talk about it. I spent my whole life being scared to fail, and then I actually failed, really really badly. I sometimes wonder if it was because of this fear that I let it happen, so that it was no longer an unknown I had to fear. I crippled myself and didn't have the… Continue reading a commentary on failure
Before you continue reading this, here's a disclaimer: I don't actually know how to not be lost. Over the years I've realized that it's actually a beautiful thing to be lost and to continue finding yourself over and over and over and over and to genuinely grasp that concept of grace. Here I talk about… Continue reading how to not be lost
"you are not good enough." These words have gone through my mind what feels like a million times. I went through a point in my life where I picked apart myself daily. I was insecure of how I related to others, how people saw me. I questioned my purpose and my place in life. I… Continue reading when you are your biggest rival
i have a tattoo on my inner right ankle. i've had it for a little over a year now, and to this day it sometimes means more to me than it did on the day i went to the tattoo shop. back then, it may have looked reckless or emotional to get something permanently marked… Continue reading my story
Keep your eyes on me.Keep your eyes on me. That's what i have to remember. That's where I have to position my focus. Because I have no clue what i'm doing, where I'm going, 95 percent of the time. You're not stuck.You're not lost. let's talk about hope. "For he empowers us to go after what… Continue reading finding joy in not knowing