Believe in yourself, even when all hope seems lost Believe in others, even when they've given up on themselves Believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel Believe that you may be that light for someone else. -- Megan Morrison, Lessons for Life "It's National Poetry Month, and so I'd like to …
Continue reading My Proof: An Ode to National Poetry Month and My First Piece of Writing
Would you do it again... would you give Maya the letter? Some who know about it have asked me, as if I could actually turn back time. Would I give her the letter, knowing it would push away the person who’d been my comfort through my dad’s alcoholism and parents’ divorce; knowing that it …
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Life is about change. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it's beautiful. But most of the time, it's both. -Lana Lang My legs, back, and glute muscles were numb, frozen mostly by the anesthetic shot given prior to the steroid injections. I still had no idea if those steroid injections would finally bring relief to the sciatic …
I love UNC. I love the quad in the spring and the arboretum in the fall. I love the Pit on a sunny day and Graham Memorial Lounge on a rainy one. I love Roy [Williams] all the time. But what makes UNC truly special is not our beautiful campus, our distinguished reputation or even …
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable." -Jilian Micheals Even booking the hotel made me less nervous than the other cities. For most of the Eastern European destinations I'd visit for the first time, I made sure to book a hotel in the top 20 on Trip Advisor (if you've never been to Eastern Europe, please note …
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