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A blue moon ago, I was asked, “What does it mean to love?” Well, I think I have an attempt to an answer. To love someone is to have someone else love you when you hate yourself. Understand the difference in each other, build a bridge to comprehend perspectives. Ground yourself, reteach you how to … Continue reading – untitled love entry – →

Thank You

Yellow hoodie, wet from the rain, don’t fade away from such a small stain. Instead, say thank you.

Facing Adversity

Amanda, you were right. When faced with adversity or an awesome presence, I talk big talk, but shrink and hurt myself for not being enough. I’m challenging habits that I spent 10 years making and fixing them to work out my school schedule. People always called me the “golden boy,” the “one who will do … Continue reading Facing Adversity →

Rose Colored Visions

What do you see when you look into my caramel - colored eyes? This is the question that pops up into my head when I’m talking to my friends. They see so much in side of me, always referring to how I’m striving to be the best. I know that I say I’m gonna make … Continue reading Rose Colored Visions →

My Stress

It's becoming alarmingly apparent that I stress myself out too much.I was working at the coffee shop today. I was making drinks like I usually do. Pulling shots of espresso, mixing in syrups for the coffees, and stirring the liquids together. I just started last month and it's my ninth shift there. I can't help … Continue reading My Stress →

Pay My Respects

I was watching a youtube video today. It was It’s Alex Clark’s video about how he dated his babysitter. He touched on somethings in that video, and one of them was family. For whatever reason, I don’t mourn family during the time they die. Well, I do, but I always mourn the people that matter … Continue reading Pay My Respects →

Hypocrite

According to Vocabulary.com's definition, the word hypocrite is rooted in the Greek word hypokrites, which means “stage actor, pretender, dissembler.” So think of a hypocrite as a person who pretends to be a certain way, but really acts and believes the total opposite. I am, indeed, a hypocrite. I know that everyone in the world is a hypocrite, in any … Continue reading Hypocrite →

Auras

When I was younger, I did not have as many opportunists to be exposed to the culture of my generation. A lot of my friends listened to rap music with heavy cursing, watched shows like MTV, and were able to go over to people's houses and play shooter games. My parents, well, namely my mom, … Continue reading Auras →