Anxiety is…

I always see those “Anxiety is…” posts. You know what I’m talking about. “Anxiety is losing sleep because of panic. Anxiety is feeling like you aren’t enough”…etc. And they are usually 200% accurate. Anxiety is paralyzing. Bad mental health in general can wreck your life in the blink of an eye. It leaves you feeling […]

I’m ready to invest.

Today’s thought: I have never done good with the idea of getting close to people, places or things. I’m sure there is some underlying root cause we could dig into, but that’s not the point. The point is this: I have pushed friends away. I have refused to get pets. I’m leery to like a […]

Tune me, Lord.

Apparently I’m going to try a new thing where I post more than once every couple of months! Don’t get too excited. It might not last long. So I recently decided I am going to learn how to play guitar. Why? Well throughout my life there have been many things I try. And I tend […]

One gust away.

A year ago I had the opportunity to travel to Ireland during a work trip. Let me just say, it was the most beautiful place I have ever been. The people, the culture, the views. Everyone should experience that kind of beauty. Anyway, I was only able to be there for three days so I […]

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

Parents asked us, “if your friends jump off a bridge will you?” but maybe they should have asked would we jump if we didn’t have any friends. Journal entry: July 2018 I honestly can’t tell you why I wrote that five months ago. I have a feeling my anxiety and fear played a huge part. […]