This is part two of a series of posts wherein I try to explore the meaning of one's identity and answer the question "Who am I?". By the third and final post, I'm hoping to finally give an answer. I'm a little concerned however, because I find myself no closer to the answer than I … Continue reading identity part 2
It's incredible how beholden I am to the aspirations I had when I was a teenager. Sometimes I struggle to accept that version of myself as anything but a harsh critic. Looking at me today, I've hardly accomplished any of the things seventeen year old me wanted to do. But above all else, I've grown … Continue reading normally
Most of our life is spent waiting for the next thing to happen. Your next vacation, the work waiting for you on Monday, that movie you'll be watching on Saturday. Right down to the grocery run that's next on your list of things to do this week. By now, you're surely nodding sagely. But what … Continue reading In-between times
There is a class of life problems that I call insurmountable. They are the things that happen in your life that fill you with dread just thinking about. Your first instinct is avoidance, so you're not actually sure what a solution even looks like. These shouldn't be confused with "Hard" life problems. Hard problems are … Continue reading Hard vs Insurmountable Life Problems
Hello there! It's been almost three years. Whoops! But I'm back with some thoughts to share tonight, and how I've found myself back on the blog on this particular night. In my last post, I admitted that I would be deprioritizing this blog. See, up until then, I viewed Scripted Journal as one of my … Continue reading identity
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