The day after your death, the sun still surprisingly came up and shone down onto the cold and blue horizon. There were no loud noises, no yelling, no more crying, no shattering glass. Just silence and sunlight. Your body looked so still; muscles no longer singing, chest no longer rising and falling; your skin as […]
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Humanity has a component that has yet to be named — something inside each and every one of us that is never satisfied and always wants something else, something more, that you believe to be better. That’s only until you have it, of course; because once you do have it, you want the next thing […]
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As we draw towards the closing end of 2017, I’m proud to find our society, in general, becoming less stigmatized towards mental health issues. While we may have a long way to go, it is definitely heartening to see hope for the future. Mental health is a very important subject that is close to my […]
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Odds are, you aren’t as dramatic as I am, but I’m sure we’ve all been there — that moment when it feels like everything that could go wrong has gone wrong, and everything sucks at the same time. Like all of the lights in a room just went off, and you can’t find the light […]
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My school has just suffered a horrible tragedy. A student was found dead two days ago, the morning after our homecoming dance. I did not know this young girl; she was a grade younger than me. Everyone I talk to says how beautiful she was and how kind she was to everyone around her. Today […]
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I am small…a speck in the grandeur of your life, already a distant dream ……fading …………………….fleeting But you are statuesque and still, a slab of pure marble, unadulterated, unaltered, and mystifying. . But I am not small. …………I am effervescent. I am here. I am constant. I am growing to be (bewhatexactly? ……………….imnotsurebutiambecomingit) And you will […]
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Keegan Allen is a 30-year-old actor/singer/songwriter, but most importantly, he is a photographer. (You may recognize him from Pretty Little Liars, in which he plays the controversial but always kind character Toby). He may have lots of experience and fame with his other talents, but it is his photography that sticks with him every day […]
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We, as humans, are powerful. We are so, so powerful. I mean, with all the resources we have, we potentially have the ability to do anything. Think about it. It may sound cool, but it is also dangerous. One false move sends us packing, and we are off to jail. One false move makes us […]
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Technology sucks. It really does. Yes, it saves lives, puts us in contact with people we don’t see often, makes things more efficient, and much more. BUT… Technology has evolved like crazy. Suddenly these mobile phones of ours are consuming our lives. I love a good social media website like any of us, but though […]
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