Sometimes when I'm doing self-improvement work I beat myself up over things I have done wrong. But when the problem doesn't go away I...

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Smoking meat Treasure hunting Giant bubbles Football punting Milky way Frozen nights Camping when the time's not right Nerf gun wars...

A little over eight years ago I was picking up my friend Jon*, from our friend Lisa's house. Lisa* had recently moved into a new house...

Home is where we once came After a very long day But we knew that we'd see you So we waited ...... And waited ............... And waited....

It feels as though you have my limb. I wonder what you keep it in. Does it ever come in handy When you have an itch you cannot reach? Do...

The muddy shores no longer wave as earth churns in the sea. Distant islands hug the blue like it was never meant to be. They hold on fast...

I'm incredibly lucky that I have some close girl friends that don't judge me and truly offer unconditional support through tough times. ...

Every time I make a roasted chicken or fettuccine. When I make a mustard-olive oil sauce for steamed artichokes. When I think of...

As I am writing this, I am watching the 2009 movie, He's Just Not That Into You. It reminds me of something I've heard often over the...

Our culture is obsessed with youth. Everywhere you turn we are being sold anti-aging products and shown images of young models with no...

Photo credit: Oliver Sjöström, Instagram: @ollivves, Website: https://ollivves.com/ Thoughts are not reality. We can be whomever we want...

There's a rift in the rye And it's better, says I Than a bloody wolf howling at the moon There's a man in his chair Who is sipping his...

As a young adult, I thought I was going to be dead by twenty-five. It didn't make me sad to think about, it's just something I had...

Trapped inside with a floating shell around me All I feel is pounding in my brain Wrap me tight in the love that somehow found me It's...

When I was a child, probably around 4th grade, my parents told me that I had to explore religion. They suggested Sunday School but said...

What lies ahead, no one knows. Tomorrow could bring joy or pain but I am prepared. I embrace uncertainty. #uncertainty #spirituality...

The shimmering light is like an ocean on my bed I feel like I'm floating while I'm drowning in my head My eyes are finally open and the...

When I was younger I never would have imagined that I would become a cheerleader for therapy. Then a difficult situation that I had no...

As I was thinking about perfectionism the other day I started thinking about the fear that causes the need to be perfect. If a major...