In The Words Of…..

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Some people value accomplishments as wealth, career, owning their own home, and a variety of other things, however, a true accomplishment is finally being happy with what you have, who you have...

Just Be Held

Please listen. This is what he is trying to say to you, what I'm trying to say to you. I've been where you are. I know what you're going through. Let me help. Let God help. Let this song embrace you. I promise everything will be fine. Stop holding on, just let go. https://youtu.be/tIZitK6_IMQ

A walk through the woods

This image reminds me of Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken". Here is my favorite excerpt of that poem: I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference....

Books: R & R

The first book on my list of recommendations is The Lake by Annalisa Grant. I chose this book as the first book to be discussed in my new group discussion group on Goodreads. It turned out to be much better than I thought that it would. It is a story about Layla, a young girl who...

Reading

I've been known to be a slow reader, and sometimes, I honestly don't have much time to just sit down and read a good book. However, I've found through my time at college, my peers and colleagues, that finding the time to read a good book can not only help with my own writing, but...