How can one be both at the same time? Given my current situation, I'd say, it is quite possible. I keep cycling back. It’s like I’m stuck in some kind of time loop. I created a new draft to post, but I realized I’ve been a bit redundant. I’ve been in the same set of... Continue Reading →
Future (5/6 Excerpt from Beyond the Cover)
If you haven't done so already, please read the following links: Beyond the Cover Introduction Past (1/6) - optional Nuts for Coco (2/6) Present (3/6) - optional Escape (4/6) I don’t know where I’m heading. It’s the future. How can I tell? The world is filled with possibilities. 我真不知道。I really don’t know. I struggle with my future.... Continue Reading →
Present (3/6 Excerpt from Beyond the Cover)
Beyond the Cover IntroductionPast (1/6) - optionalNuts for Coco (2/6) February 2011 I realized something today. Something very important about my life. I’m living. But I’m not really alive. I seem happy. People see me smiling, laughing, and making jokes. But can’t you see? It’s a mask. I am not okay. I’m floating in and out... Continue Reading →
Past (1/6 Excerpt from Beyond the Cover)
As promised in the following post: Beyond the Cover Introduction, here's the first excerpt from Beyond the Cover. When my past was my present, I thought life was pretty hard. But the only thing I thought was hard was getting my education. When the truth is, learning only continues to get harder when one grows... Continue Reading →
Dear World
Dear World, I feel utterly and tragically lost. I feel the world crashing down on me and crushing me whole. Gnawing at me. Pushing me down. Taking my feet and dragging me. Throwing me around. I feel like I am dying inside and I have lost myself. I feel like I’ve lost me. I’ve lost... Continue Reading →
The Truth about Pain
. . . is that it makes you question everything . . . Nothing seems to help. The fear keeps on creeping. Darkness shatters faith. The hole is beginning. You're left standing in the darkness. Thinking. Pondering. Wondering what went wrong. Why is it you that is suffering? Did you deserve this? What's God's big... Continue Reading →
Life as I Know it
A never-ending cycle that exists as I believe it does. Although the mind a very sensitive place, can be the most important key to point you in the right direction. A clear mind is the best mind. It’s a peace of mind. The beauty within. It strengthens you. Empowers you. Guides you in the direction... Continue Reading →
Are You Stupid?
Three words that kill me from the start. While writing Tasks are only as difficult as the mind believes it is, I realized why I do what I do and why breaking the cycle has been such a struggle. Realizations happen when you least expect it and sometimes they come at exactly the right moments. At... Continue Reading →