“No one should be defined by his or her illness. However, I would be lying if I said that my disorder did not shape who I am. Although my condition is under control, it is something that is always present, that I will have to struggle with. Yes, I am more resilient and thankful for …
Category: Personal
Chardon, you’re in my thoughts and prayers.
Edited @ 1:37:00 A.M. on 9/12/14: Happy for the victim’s families that the suspect has been re-captured, per Twitter reports and local Cleveland affiliate WKYC-TV. I simply hope they find him and never let him see the light of day ever again. Justice was served and it needs to remain that way.
World Suicide Prevention Day 2014
TLDR — If you need help, tell someone. Find someone that you trust. If there is no one, call 1-800-273-8255 in the United States to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You CAN make it through this.
Bermuda Snaps.
Greetings, my friends & thanks for reading. I’ve been back home for about two days. And, obviously – I’m hitting the road yet again! Before I leave, I wanted to make sure that I shared some of my favorite snaps from my birthday trip to Bermuda! I hope you enjoy them. I’m heading to Blacksburg …
Ending a summer of discernment (HIATUS).
TLDR — I’m going to spend in a week completely disconnected from the world, working, thinking, relaxing, and floating in the ocean and deciding what the heck to do with my life. See you all when I get back from Bermuda next Friday!
In Tenneessee this week!
Took a spontaneous road trip to the deep south to celebrate my mother’s birthday this week, so I won’t be around much! But, there was one thing I absolutely needed to share – and that was this video of my little cousin just getting his MOVES on! It’s great…check it out. Let me know if you …
“I don’t see color.”
Even with everything currently going on in Missouri, I’m not one to get into race relations very often. Just as with religion I believe that race is something that can be so automatically divisive, if one allows it to be. And it is my personal belief, that most of us allow just that. Yet, I’ve never …
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Why it’s important.
TLDR – ALS is a miserable disease but America has engaged in this crazy social media-fueled challenge to try and raise money and awareness for research and to find a cure for it. It’s been very successful, and here’s the story about how I got involved. :)