Have you ever received a token? A token of affection? A token that is near and dear to your heart? Maybe you received a token that was for bus fare, or, have them saved from not being able to play all the fun games at Chuck E. Cheese, like myself lol. But have you ever …
Welcome to a new series that I am starting called Life Lessons! Once a month, I will be sharing some life lessons that I have learned through seemingly ordinary things, like cooking or reading a book, or even just watching a show on television. I hope that this journey that you will be taking with …
Continue reading "Life lessons: What I learned by sitting in traffic."
For the past month or so, I have been planning and preparing to rent out an apartment. I have been wanting my own living space for a while now, but now, I am finally in a space of financially supporting myself enough to make that happen. Now, I realize that when renting an apartment, it …
Last Sunday was my first Sunday being back at church in MONTHS. Normally, I don't take a hiatus from church, at all. However, with school, a full time internship, a part-time job, and studying (with multiple papers mingled in), I could only catch the live-stream services. This being my first Sunday back, I wanted to …
Thirst trap - a statement that is used to intentionally gain attention. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sometimes we get so caught up in gaining attention from others that we become trapped in the belief that it all worth, only to find it is empty. Being caught up in thirst was never meant to be a trap; it was …
... just know that I am going through another depressive episode. Just when I think I am out; I get sucked back in. Not sure if I will ever come out of this cycle; not sure if it will ever end. I just want to survive this and overcome this. I just want to be …
Within the past two nights, God led me to 2nd Samuel 13:33-34 and Matthew 14:3-6, and it has been quite interesting journey. While reading these verses and their whole chapters, there were some connections I started to see. However, one of the connections that jumped out to me the most was lust. Lust, to me, …
The person you see pictured above is me. Me, in the most simplest and serious form. You can see the light in my eyes; the warmness of my cheeks; the upward curl of my lips, and began to think: Ahh! The confidence! Well, do not let the picture fool you. It was not an easy …
Continue reading "Confidant Living: No longer occupying tight spaces"
As the New Year inches closer, I am starting to think about what I would like to leave in the old. One of those things I would like to leave behind is my childhood home. Like most people, my childhood home was a memorable and significant place. Not only because that is where I grew …
Recently, I have started to reflect on this year and it has been surprising, to say the least. I had no expectation as to how this year would go; There was no physical vision board; No plan; Barely any goals, except the simplistic ones (aka getting good grades in my courses and losing weight); I …
Enjoying the sweetness of god 