Posts Tagged ‘life’
It is with the utmost regret that I am writing these sentences. Over the past 21 days, I have done my best to keep up with my writing and picture taking goals. Unfortunately, I have found that taking one picture a day and writing one blog post a day is not as feasible as I [...]
I want to put my secrets on the page,
Put them there and leave them behind.
But words just cant capture the rage,
The rage that seems to ensnare my mind.
There are many points in the day in which I wish I could yell my secrets out to the world. Like Postsecret, I yearn for someone to know [...]
I am sixteen.
I am white.
I come from an upper-middle class family.
I don’t really know where I’m from.
I’ve lived in Louisiana all my life.
I don’t have my license.
I spend way too much time on the computer.
I love acting.
I never have time to do the things I love.
I frequently seek out challenges.
I love organizing things.
I love to [...]
In life, there are many things that inspire me. Mainly, it’s beauty in nature: the wind blowing through the trees, the way sun would shine on a pond. But, every once in a while, I’ll meet someone, a person, who makes me really see beauty in life. It’s not that often, and sometimes it may [...]
As time has gone on, and as school has begun, I’ve found that blogging everyday is quite demanding. While taking photographs everyday is hard, blogging in addition adds to the things I already need to do. I don’t know what I can do to make it easier, other than reducing how often I blog. I’m [...]
In a recent study, one I do not have the time to link to, someone scientists have found that playing Tetris, the addictive classic, helps prevent one’s brain from registering traumatic experiences.
In a way, I can understand where they are coming from. Not because it’s Tetris, because that game is annoying as all hell, but [...]
Our lives hold many secrets. In life, we hold things from those around us, and sometimes, these secrets fester and grow within us, changing us, holding us back from who we want to be. We hide these secrets from our families, our friends. We hide them because we are ashamed or afraid of what has [...]
My debate coach once told us to go into a debate “with chalk in hand.” He explained that invading armies would use chalk to mark everything that was theirs. They would invade cities and claim what was theirs. My coach explained that going into a debate round with “chalk in hand” is to say that [...]
In life, we expect too much. We expect to accomplish great things each and every day, we expect to change our lives with every decision we make. The only thing we are setting ourselves up for is disappointment. Now, I’m not saying not to have goals and aspirations in life, in fact, the opposite. But, [...]
I’ve never been the one to make New Year’s Resolutions. But this year, with participating in Project 365 and all, I thought it’d be a nice opportunity to make a list of the things I want to accomplish this year:
Write a blog post everyday. Sometimes, it may be just a nice short post, but at [...]
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