“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.” – Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
Gifted
My parents sent me to private school, intending to provide me with a superior education. Midway through third grade, my parents decided to move, and I was forced to repeat third grade, a decision that delayed my graduation from high school by one year. Like this:Like Loading...
Somethings Wrong With Me
For years I was convinced that somethings wrong with me, simply because I have always been caring and nurturing, a quality often associated with femininity or male homosexuality. Like this:Like Loading...
Generation Gap
My father was 64 when I was born, and that in and of itself created perhaps the greatest generation gap I have ever encountered in my life. In some respects, by fathering a child so late in life, I may have skipped a generation. Like this:Like Loading...
Poisoned By Fairy Tales
My father died in February of 2013. I was 33 years old. There are so many things still left unsaid. So many things I wanted to ask my father. And yet, with each passing year, it seems that there are more and more questions left unanswered. I decided a long time ago that I would […]
The Keeper Of Secrets
Ever since I was little, I seemed to always be the person that everyone entrusted with their secrets. As the years went by, I thought of myself as the keeper of secrets. But why me? Why was I chosen to be everyones confidant? For the purposes of this article, no names will be mentioned, only […]
The Difficult Kind
Lately I’ve been thinking about all the triumphs and troubles that I’ve been through and how I always seem to take my frustration and upset out on those who are closest to me. Lately I’ve been the difficult kind that nobody wants to be around. Like this:Like Loading...
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