Day #232 in A Year of Thanks: I’m thankful for the song “When You Look Me in the Eyes” by the Jonas Brothers. I legit can't even remember the last time I listened to a Jonas Brothers song, as I stopped playing their music a while ago, when they first disbanded. It popped up as … Continue reading Day #232 in A Year of Thanks
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Day #194 in A Year of Thanks
Day #194 in A Year of Thanks: I’m thankful for being able to reconnect with my little brother. I had planned to write about something that I’ve been ruminating on for the past couple of nights, but then I received a surprise text message from my younger maternal brother, Mike. Most of my brothers are … Continue reading Day #194 in A Year of Thanks
Day #190 in A Year of Positivity
“I don't encourage false positivity. Be sad when you're sad. Cry if you must. Be angry if you are. Let it out. Then let it go. Honor your emotions, but always choose to dwell on the positive ones.”—Charity Delmo I'm the suffer in silence type, because I don't want to burden others with my problems … Continue reading Day #190 in A Year of Positivity
Day #184 in A Year of Thanks
Day #184 in A Year of Thanks: I'm thankful I'm still alive and that I never gave up on life. If you're relatively new to my life or my website, this post may come as a surprise. I briefly mentioned this on Days 28 and 36 in A Year of Positivity, but I idealized suicide … Continue reading Day #184 in A Year of Thanks
Day #171 in A Year of Thanks
Day #171 in A Year of Thanks: I'm thankful for the beautiful day I had at Knoebels with Grams. Today is the 3rd anniversary of when my bio dad passed away. My heart hurts, and I miss him like crazy, and I thought about him a lot this morning when Grams and I decided to … Continue reading Day #171 in A Year of Thanks
Day #119 in A Year of Positivity
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."—Clare Pooley As I woke this morning, my mind took me back to a memory of me and my grand-uncle Donald, who was my Grams' brother, though I just simply called him Uncle Donny. He'd passed away a few days before my birthday in 2012, though … Continue reading Day #119 in A Year of Positivity
Day #6 in A Year of Thanks
Day #6 in A Year of Thanks: I'm thankful for the peace I have about my baby brother's passing. Today is the twenty-eighth anniversary of my baby brother's passing from Neuroblastoma. I'm sure I wrote about this in other blog posts, though if you're new to my site and you don't know what Neuroblastoma is, … Continue reading Day #6 in A Year of Thanks
Day #4 in A Year of Thanks
Day #4 in A Year of Thanks: I'm thankful for hugs. Hugs are one of the most beautiful and essential forms of nonverbal human communication. This Forbes article quotes world-renowned family therapist Virginia Satir's valuable insight on hugs: "We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We … Continue reading Day #4 in A Year of Thanks
A Few Beautiful Moments 