Everyone deserves second chances and new opportunities to make things better. I’ve been awarded more second chances in life than I can count; and definitely more than I probably deserved. As I reflect on the things that I have been through, I can’t help but be grateful for the second chances I have had or…
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Self-Care Sunday Highlight: Journaling
With everything that has transpired between 2016 and now, I have taken a more conscious effort into embracing more self-care techniques; just to make sure my mental, physical and overall well-being is protected at all costs (because if I don’t take care of myself, who will?). I have been wanting to do this for some…
REPOST: Mental Health Matters
Just wanted to share this with someone who may be listening. Everyday, something traumatic is happening in the world. Whether it be in our careers, our personal lives, in society; there is always something that is captured in social media, in the news or right in front of you that jarrs your emotions and sends…
Ramblings.
Well, this week’s essay definitely won’t be as good as others. It won’t be my best work. It will be short, and it probably won’t make a lick of sense; which is why I decided to name it “Ramblings”. With everything going on, I didn’t really have time to separate my thoughts and choose a…
REPOST: Hurt
What do you do when you have been genuinely hurt, and you don’t have any possible thing left to give anymore…?
A True Love at First Sight
I always dreamed that when I had gotten to the point in my life when I would have children, I envisioned having boys. I didn’t particularly have anything against girls, but since I was a tomboy my entire life (and truthfully I still am), I felt like I was meant to have boys, instead of…
2017 Weekly Recap: Essay #1, The Intro
So, I stumbled upon a challenge that I decided to try, in an effort to keep my love for writing alive and continue to improve on it at least on a weekly basis. The challenge is called #52essays2017, which means I will be writing an essay a week about myself and all of the fun…
The Christmas Tag!!!
“Chestnuts roasting, on an open fire……” 🙂 So, today I’m feeling real holly and jolly today (possibly because of the Christmas party we are having at work today). As an extension of my holiday cheer, I am going to do the Christmas tag for you all! I will have the questions down at the bottom…
Back Burner Blues
Have you ever noticed how hard you work for the ones you love; so hard that sometimes you don’t put that same energy into yourself? This is a disease I like to call “putting yourself on the back burner.” I remember seeing my mom do it several times with my sister and I growing up;…
Happiness Isn’t Constant: A Realization
Recently, I had a sort of epiphany about life, and I feel like it’s going to change my quality of life in an amazing way. I have come to realize that it is ok to tell someone you are unhappy; because happiness isn’t constant. Once I adopted that mantra into my daily living, I have…
Write, Live and Love 