Hello to all. Since this is the last time I’ll be posting on this blog, I want to revisit my original goal in starting this passion blog. The statement that appears as soon as the site is opened up says that I’m writing my thoughts and and experiences in something that’s like an advice blog. […]
As freshmen in our second semester, by now, we feel comfortable enough being away from our families and managing our own time. However, there are times when begin to question ourselves, wondering what we’re working for. While I haven’t quite figured out a way to avoid this altogether, I’ll discuss short term methods I remind […]
In my This I Believe podcast, I talked about my encounter with a father trying to understand his lesbian daughter. My takeaway being that sometimes it’s good to slow down and interact with those around you. However, in this post, I wanted to expand and qualify that. Among that one encounter, I’ve had several confrontations […]
In society, part of culture is having social taboos. You don’t discuss what’s going on in the bathroom, or what’s going in your pants aloud, not without ostracization from those surrounding you. Ultimately, unless you have someone you can confer to, your concerns are left swirl around your mind until you decide to do research […]
In middle school, one of my best friends was in a constant state of desperation for love. She would tell me needed a boyfriend. Without one, she felt insecure and like no one would ever love her. I never really understood that feeling. I was 14, inexperienced in relationships, and more invested in finding a […]
I’m gay. Was not the first thing I told my mom. There was no pretense. Maybe my usual tell-tale signs of having a crush, where everything they did or said made the list of things to tell my mom. I grew up with a single mother and my older brother, so when I was younger, […]
I was in my room, staring at the lights glowing into the hallway. The orange lamplight from my brother’s room and the blue TV light from my mom’s. Their voices responded one-sidedly to phone conversations. Laying there in the dark, I longed for what they had. Someone I could talk to late into the night. […]
The comfort zone as we know it is usually described as a box. It’s also encourage to leave that box sometimes to pursue opportunities presented to us. However, I don’t think this concept is fully defined in relation to our everyday lives. This zone of comfort is created by humans as they develop throughout their […]
In my first post, I talked about the importance of revealing yourself to new people. Though my personal experience was more luck than anything, to expose yourself to people comfortably, confidence is definitely a main factor. I’m sure everyone has at one point or another seen someone they couldn’t take their eyes off of. The […]
While I may be more confident than I was in middle school, I still have many moments where I feel uncertain about myself. One of the major factors in helping me recover from this during high school, were the friends I made. I went to a creative and performing arts school, so everyone was quirky […]