Your harsh wordsinfiltrate a raw nerve. I howl You cringeand disconnect. I lick a scar on the nerve. Later I soothe that ghost of a nerve,That shred of a nothinginto wholesomeness. I invite you to connect.

Content Warning: Depression, hopelessness This year I’ve decided to focus on getting back to some version of my most independent self. I started physical therapy again. Plus, I scheduled an appointment to get evaluated for a new electric wheelchair. The bathroom is being renovated to make it more accessible. I’m also waiting for a call ...

What do you do when you have nothing to say? The simple answer is, of course, don’t say anything. I have this issue where I want to cause the least amount of stress for everyone around me. The problem is I can’t do a lot of physical things, so I try to help out wherever ...

I wish you were here right now. The emotions are too strong to pinpoint which one is more prevalent. Every emotion is overwhelming to me right now. You left too soon, and it’s not fair. Life isn’t fair, and the loss of yours isn’t fair. It was too soon; you’re too young. This all feels ...

When I look in the mirror, I want to smash it. A broken mirror is said to bring years of bad luck. Maybe, in my case, it can put an end to the spell. I don’t recognize the girl standing in front of me when I look into it. Recognizing myself has become more difficult ...

The theatrical release of My Brothers’ Crossing, a true example of forgiveness, debuts on September 3, 2020.

Forgiveness. According to Merriam-Webster, it is “to cease to feel resentment against (an offender),.” But unfortunately, the act of forgiveness isn’t as simple as its definition. It involves more than the act of forgiveness. When we find ourselves needing to forgive someone else, it is usually tied to feelings of hurt or anger. Allowing ourselves ...

“I’m sorry,” is the phrase we learn as children when we hurt someone. This could be when we hit someone or call people cruel words, such as “stupid” or “dumb” to someone. But it goes much deeper than that. Many of us hold on to traumatic events, and we carry that with us in our ...

Forgiveness Day is observed on June 26th each year. Typically, forgiveness is thought to be an action that you give to someone else — someone who has hurt you or wronged you in some way. However, there is a more empowering form of forgiveness: as a gift you give yourself. While this type of forgiveness ...

Trigger Warning: Death, Murder Imagine if you will, the soul after it departs from the physical body. In its reality, there exists a Heaven, a Hell, and a Purgatory. The setting of Purgatory is manufactured by choice. The following conversations are between two souls who came back to the same place after death. One is ...