Life is a fleeting thing–one day here, the next day gone. And the truth is: it can all change in the matter of a second. Your health can change. Your wealth can change. YOU can change. There is a saying in Greek: Τίποτα δεν είναι αιώνιο (Nothing is eternal). In classical and biblical Greek, the
At least once a year I go to the beach. With friends. With my family. It doesn’t matter how I get there, I am getting there. Thankfully, I live only 2 hours away from the beach here in NC–it’s one of the best parts about living here! You can go for a day, a weekend,
We all have pet peeves—those common, little things people do that annoy us. Some may have a few, while others have hundreds. These pet peeves may make our skin crawl, cause us to become irate, or cause us to question humanity. Psychologist, O’Connor called pet peeves “social allergens” that can cause mental fatigue and anxiety
A quirk is “an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange and unexpected” (Oxford). Quirks are part of what makes each of us individual—what makes us who we are. Everyone is strange in their own way. Quirks make us unique. They also help others remember us better. As a writer, I add quirks to my fictional characters to make
Have you ever gotten in an argument with someone, and they stop speaking to you? Or worse, you expressed deep emotions, and there is no response. The other member of your conversation may be silent, but your brain is not. You begin analyzing everything you said, and didn’t say. You begin questioning everything. EVERYTHING. The
April is National Poetry Month. I have had a love affair with poetry since I took my first creative writing class as a freshman in college. There is something powerful in sharing one’s innermost thoughts in the written form. There are so many ways to write a poem—so many ways to interpret a poet’s poems.
A few years ago, I was attending a non-denominational church—more so out of duty to my parents, and to a long-engrained belief that Church was the right place to be to be a “good person.” My dad had just been baptized: something I thought would never happen. I had attended LDS (Mormon) Church for years
If you have ever spoken to me, and I’ve zoned out (or looked like I’ve zoned out), it’s me, not you. For years, I have known that I have Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Tendencies, and borderline Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), but I have learned to function with the occurrences. When I zone out, I know
It’s all Greek to me! I love words, and I love knowing their etymology. As I am learning Greek, which is extremely difficult–it’s like learning two languages in one (Romanized and Modern Greek), but it’s also interesting to research both the modern and ancient origins of the word–which I often find myself doing. It has
If you ever wondered about my preferences, which I admit are quirky, I am happy to share them with you—I am reserved and private, but I am working on being more open. Being quirky is an excellent quality to have. To be quirky is to be “unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way” (Merriam-Webster). We