Category: Thoughts From the Storm
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Facing Our Past to Find Our Peace
My mom shares a lot of videos on her Facebook page, but this specific one caught my attention. It was the graduation video she made for me when I finished my time in high school (14 years ago!!) I remembered some of the pictures. There were those I had forgotten about. These were moments buried…
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A Fighting Chance: Rediscovering Life During & After Struggle
The piece reflects on overcoming depression, emphasizing hope, resilience, and the significance of taking small steps towards healing and change.
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10 Years
The author reflects on lost connections, personal struggles, and a desire to resume writing and reconnect with their community.
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Severing the Chains of Regret: Is it Possible?
It should be universally understood that if there’s one thing in common we share, one boat we’re all in, it’s our ability to make wrong choices, mess things up, or to fail. How do we sever the chains of regret?
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If Wishes Were Fishes…You’d Still Be Here
I thought about you today. I’m not sure why it was so difficult to manage. Maybe it was the flashbacks to the Saturday we said goodbye. Maybe it was being asked what my favorite memory of you was. Either way I couldn’t stomach it. You know I’m an open book. You know I don’t usually…
