purpose – EMILY DICKINSON

Into the Puddle (Short Story)

The following short story contains mentions of suicidal thoughts and actions. I wrote this fictional short story for the 2020 Reflections contest with the prompt of I matter because… Happiness is a mirage. Everything is a mirage. We think that people care, that people see us, but we’re wrong. Everything I do, everything I tryContinue reading “Into the Puddle (Short Story)”

You are BELOVED

Two weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the first NowGen bootcamp ran by the Women’s Speaker Collective. At the end of the week, each girl was instructed to write a word on this large sheet. This word was to encourage and to be a testament of what we had learned at the speakerContinue reading “You are BELOVED”

Finding Your Path

Have you ever looked around and thought “Man. Everyone seems like they know what they’re doing. Everyone has a purpose but me.” Sometimes what we see can be deceiving. We look around at people going to college, going on mission trips, getting their dream jobs, and just overall being successful in life. But it canContinue reading “Finding Your Path”

My Testimony: Part 4

In addition to my mental health problems and epilepsy, I was also diagnosed with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism in 2019. Your thyroid is the butterfly shaped gland in your neck and it regulates pretty much everything. The autoimmune disorder is caused when antibodies in the immune system start to attack the thyroid cells thinking the antibodies areContinue reading “My Testimony: Part 4”

Purpose From Birth

Today’s my birthday and that made me think about the last eighteen years of my life. I have been alive for 6,575 days. When I view the days as a number, it doesn’t seem like much time has passed. But when I think about all the little moments that made me who I am today,Continue reading “Purpose From Birth”

Plans Change

December seems like a weird month to start a blog. Most people would at least wait for January to roll around before tackling a new passion. But the thing is, I’ve found you can never really have an intact-altogether plan. Plans are constantly changing so it’s better to start something while you can rather thanContinue reading “Plans Change”