Posts Tagged ‘thinking’

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 [...]

About Me

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 [...]

Traumatic Experiences

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 [...]

Too Many Secrets

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, [...]