Category: Thoughts From the Storm

  • Our Roots Define Us…

    Our Roots Define Us…

    When you think about a beautiful, vibrant, healthy tree, what comes to mind (besides what I just described)? Do you find yourself gasping in awe of its magnificent branches? Its strong and sturdy body? Or do you think to yourself, ‘Oh, its just another tree”? It seems to me that the most beautiful and inquisitive…

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  • ‘Tis the Season…(I can’t breathe!)

    ‘Tis the Season…(I can’t breathe!)

    ‘Tis the season for pollination. Funny enough, that very line is rhythmically in time with “Deck the Halls” except now it’s more like “Decked in the face…with sinus pressure”. Fits perfectly doesn’t it? If you can recall, my post A Little Anthrax for your Anxiety detailed my most recent trip to the doctor. My trip was due…

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  • Sunday Confession: I’m not Ready for This…

    Sunday Confession: I’m not Ready for This…

    Two years ago I stepped on to the grounds of Piedmont International University a broken shell of a man just looking for a home. Two years later I’m staring at my impending college graduation with fear, joy, and sadness. “Quite the vast array of emotions there, Matty.” I suppose you could say that. Why though?…

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  • A Little Anthrax for Your Anxiety

    A Little Anthrax for Your Anxiety

    It seems to me that illness continues to find me. Sickness also seems to invade my body when I’m the most relaxed. Take for instance this week: It’s our school’s “Spring Break” and I’ve finally had a few minutes to relax and enjoy life. Before this break I was working 20 hours a week (used…

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  • Throwback Thursday: Gone Fishin’

    Throwback Thursday: Gone Fishin’

    Florida summers were (are) brutal. It’s often said that Florida summers never end, they only take a short break. Want to experience the brisk chill of Fall? Enjoy that one day where it dips in to the 70’s! Winter? Ha! It could be 20 degrees outside and you’d still be drenched in sweat. It would…

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