The N Word

Normal (I know, probably not the one you thinking of) Everyone is so obsessed with the concept of normal. Half of the world seems to be obsessed with becoming or remaining normal, and the other half seem just as determined to be anything but normal. Most people seem to think that normal means, just like …

Moments

Earlier I mentioned how with very few exceptions, there is no real, "one day" where your entire life got off track. But there can be moments. Moments where you took that final step that set you permanently off course. I can remember my moment. New York City, 2015. I was in my Junior year of …

One day

Have you ever looked back and tried to pick a day where your life went completely off the rails? Well I tried, and I really couldn't pick just one day. Looking back, there were a lot of things I was in denial about. I was purposely ignoring all of the things that were slowly destroying …

How did I get here?

I am sitting in my childhood bedroom as this question runs through my mind. Five years ago, I graduated High School with good grades, decent friends, and a whole lot of ambition. I had followed all the rules. Never gotten a detention, never smoked, never even had an alcoholic drink. If you looked up, “possibly …