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
When I told people I was going to travel on my own I was asked, “what is wrong with you?” Nothing is wrong with me. I needed a break from life, from work, and I don’t want to have to answer to travel companions while I am on vacation. I was also asked, “won’t you
Unless you’ve been living on another planet, you have experienced the phenomenon that is the Taylor Swift movement. No matter which direction you turn, there she is—in some form or fashion. Magazines, playlists, Target, TV—she’s just everywhere! Even in college classes. Indianapolis changed its street names for her upcoming show there. As a former citizen
To wander is to “walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way” (Oxford Dictionary), but according to the famous phrase, “not all those who wander are lost” (did you know that came from The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien? -I did not). You may often hear the term from people “wanderlust,” to
Grief is something we all experience in life. According to Psychology Today, “Grief is the acute pain that accompanies loss. Because it is a reflection of what we love, it can feel all-encompassing. Grief is not limited to the loss of people, but when it follows the loss of a loved one, it may be