Lunch

We had lunch, it only lasted an hour. He had called, said he was visiting some friends at my University. Did I want to meet for lunch? I said yes, I hadn't seen my cousin since Christmas. We were the same age in a big family. We had always remained close. I loved him, because …

Why Am I Doing This?

Why in the world am I writing a blog? I would love to say that I had some grand master plan, or some pompous philosophical reason. In reality, it was for entirely selfish reasons. I was at a point in my life where I felt completely a drift with no idea what I was going …

Sometimes You Need a Break

All my life I have been a high achiever. In high school one teacher called me the energizer bunny, because I was an officer in two clubs, made the honor role, took a bunch of AP classes and did a serous amount of charity work. I was that annoying kid who looked down at others …

A Handful of Strings

PTSD, depression, anxiety, they are all different disorders, but they all have something in common. A feeling of isolation that you are alone in your fight. If you have never personally experienced this feeling, then you can not truly understand it. This is the closest I can get to describing that loneliness. It is a …