I find solace with the television on, and the cable box turned off. With fragments of black and white vibrating across the screen, and stagnant white noise infiltrating my soul and invigorating my bones, I have the opportunity to feel nothing. I am liberated by the stillness; the static sets me free. Living with an […]
Once I was youthful, I wanted for a Porsche and a mansion. That was my thought of success. I vigorously took all of the superior courses attainable and aced the exams with my thoughts set on going to an Ivy League faculty. I simply knew that I might by some means turn into well-known and […]
Coming from an isolated world in a small city I know as Salt Lake City, Utah I needed a new experience. I needed to experience something that would give me hope, something inspiring, something that would challenge me and force me out of my comfort zone. I found this something special. Little did I know, […]
I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at six years old. It was a struggle both before and after the diagnosis. For people who do not know what Tourette syndrome is, it’s a neurological disorder that causes me to make loud sounds, have spasms and say or do things that I don’t mean. For example, I […]
Albert Camus mentioned, “You’ll by no means be completely satisfied if you happen to proceed to seek for what happiness consists of. You’ll by no means stay if you’re searching for the which means of life.” If I might say one factor to Albert, it will be that the which means of life might be […]
Going into highschool, I used to be misplaced. I used to be hurting myself, shedding weight at a fast velocity, and didn’t need to be round anymore. I felt like there was nobody for me to show to, and all I heard from my therapist was: Melancholy, Nervousness, Consuming Dysfunction, Suicidal. The one factor that […]
I look round at everybody confidently breezing by way of the handout, so certain of their solutions. I full the primary portion with ease, filling out my extra-curricular actions and grades in prerequisite programs. “Question Assignment three: Is there something I ought to learn about you?” My mind is overwhelmed with hundreds of issues that […]
“I want you to stay” Once upon a time not so long ago, I wrote that exact line in our hot pink notebook we share. The we is not important right now but soon it will be. Let me explain, I’m an 18 year old girl trying to live her life the best she can […]
My eyes are brown. Not an amethyst-brown that intertwines with hazel swirls, or looms upon a sea of oranges and yellows. Within each encircled iris, small blue spheres are unable to be found amidst every stripe of non-existent green. They don’t turn into sapphire crystals of blue when I cry, or mountain valley greens when […]
The day started out like the rest in Ecuador. We woke up early, ate a rushed breakfast, packed medicine and raced to the buses before they left. Because of the steep mountainous terrain, it felt like we were riding through the rain forest in Jeeps. When we were near the clinic, kids lined up along […]