Category: Thoughts From the Storm
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Sunday Confession: Life can be Found…
I find myself fascinated with the notion of abandonment. No, I don’t mean the “I’m leaving you and destroying your heart” kind of abandonment. I’m not sick. What I mean by “abandonment” is that I find myself most attracted to places, people, or things that have gone through the process of being abandoned. I love…
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Top 10 Ways Southerners Handle Snowstorms
It’s here. It’s upon us. It’s leveled our cities. Blanketed our roads. It’s impacted our very way of life. Snowmageddon 2k16 is being deemed “the storm of all storms”. Some are calling it “the worst snowstorm the south has seen all year”. Southerners have all scurried into hiding, stolen (bought) all of the bread,…
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3 Ways to Help/Harm Someone with Mental Illness
As an individual who has struggled (and still struggles) through major bouts of depression and anxiety, I can say that there is one issue with Mental Health that always needs to be addressed. That issue just so happens to Mental Health Awareness/Education. I believe that Mental Health is a polarizing topic that divides people into…
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The Day She said Yes….(To Being My…)
What I’m about to tell you is a story almost 6 months in the making. You’ve met her and read about her in numerous blogs but not until now could I have called her my “girlfriend”. While this may seem tiny and trivial to some, to me, it means the world. It’s an incredible picture…
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To Whom it May Concern,
Dear anonymous, Today is the 17th day of January, this year of 2016. I awoke after a hard night’s rest. The demons fought harder than ever before. Ironically, I was sung to sleep by the sweet melody of assured peace but I only found a struggle. The evening tossed my body to and fro…
