Dear God – I’m Hurting

God, right now I feel so many things. My heart is hurting, my mind is hurting, and even my soul a little bit. From being financially unstable, to friendship issues, to not knowing what’s next for me and feeling like I’m living uselessly. I’m just not okay. Not at all.  I want to be. I …

I Don’t Know How I Feel: My Journey to a Healthy Mindset

“How are you?”  An unhealthily common question asked to and by anyone you come across. No one is ever expecting a sour answer which is likely the true answer. We’re just being polite and going about our business. But when I’m asked this question by a friend I really don’t like this question even more. …

Friendship Anxiety

I’ve been struggling lately with overthinking, but what else is new, right? But I haven’t had to overthink about this particular subject for quite some time. The subject in question is friendships. Yep, it’s always a tricky subject.  Usually I’d prefer if I were alone in some of the things I suffer with mentally, but …

All of the Lies – My Journey to a Healthy Mindset

I’ve probably had at least three (maybe more) other downward spirals since my last post on my healthy mindset journey. It’s never fun having a downward spiral, but I will say, when you come out of it and look back and examine what was going through your mind, you can learn something.  For me, my …

The Joy of the LORD

This was written on Monday, April 24th at 7:55 AM I know I have the joy of the Lord when I get a feeling that my limited words can only describe as happy, but nothing has actually changed. Nothing happened for me to suddenly be happy about.  I woke up this morning only five hours …

The Overwhelmingly Positive

Note: I began writing this post almost 2 years ago. I realized I never posted it. I made a few changes to it, but ultimately, I still feel the same way. My faith in Jesus is important to me and I have believed in Him all my life. My relationship with Him developed more in …

“Jesus is Not Your Homeboy”

“He’s your Lord” “He’s your Savior”  “He’s your King” Yes  Yes  And yes.  But you forgot something.  Jesus is our friend that’s closer than a brother. The statement, “Jesus is not your homeboy,” shows the unfortunate cultural barriers between people in the church. Homeboy is often used in African American communities (I know other people …

Drowning in a Sea of Negativity – My Journey to a Healthy Mind

Photo by Pexels user Ekrulila Before we get into today’s post, I’d like to let you know that I’m not a neuroscientist, a therapist, or any sort of specialist of any kind pertaining to the body, the brain, or mental health. This is a personal journey that I am on, and I just thought that …

Dear God – I’m Just Not You

Dear God,  I want to be like you, I’m just not very good at it. I try to always be polite, kind, and gracious. But I unfortunately lose my temper probably just as much.  I try to always go above and beyond. Picking up trash and putting away grocery carts that have been left in …

Going Somewhere?

So, the first week of the year is over. You good? Can you relax a bit? I feel like I can. It’s a fresh new start. This is usually the time when people start making “resolutions” and try to form newer, better habits. There’s so much that’s possible and ahead of us, right?  However, I …