Category: Lifestyle
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new year’s resolution: take chances.
take chances on me. All I can say about 2018 is “that was a ride.” First thing, I can’t believe that the year is already over; it feels like it just started. Second, I had SO many great memories, firsts, lasts, never agains, let’s definitely do this agains and a few meh whatnots. Needless to…
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acceptance: finding the real you, part 2
With National Coming Out Day being October 11th, I once again find myself reflecting on how things have changed since I came out. Last year on this day, I shared my story for the first time publicly (click here to read that post). And to be completely honest, I was surprised at the number of…
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i’m still afraid to be me.
Living in Kansas City and being from South Dakota, many people ask me if I make it back to South Dakota often to see my family. The unfortunate answer is no, I don’t make it back there as often as I would like. It’s not because of the distance to travel, not because of not…
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pride: celebrating who you are.
“God made you this way and loves you this way, and the pope loves you this way.” – Pope Francis Showing pride in who you are sounds easy. But there are many people in the world, and in our own country, who aren’t able to fully live who they are, and be prideful of who…
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life struggles: everybody has them, it depends on how you deal with them.
“Depression taught me the importance of compassion and hard work, and that you can overcome enormous obstacles.” – Rob Delaney Depression is a very tricky thing. You can go from the happiest person ever to feeling completely alone and worthless in an instant. Depression is often associated with other illnesses such as poor self-esteem, eating…
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acceptance: finding the real you
i’m still the same person. Coming out can be a difficult thing, even under the best of circumstances. Not only finding the acceptance in yourself, but also finding acceptance in your friends and family. For a majority of the LGBTQ community, it’s not even an option of coming out. There are still many places around…
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i’m not everyone’s cup of tea.
just be you. Something that I have learned as I’m getting older is that not everyone I meet is going to like me. I have always been a “people pleaser,” changing who I was to make sure whomever I was with liked me. Why? That’s a great question. I think that a majority of it…
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work / life balance: how do you know what is the right balance?
finding that perfect balance. Working is a part of life. But how do you know when to “stop” working and enjoy your life? This is something that I struggle with. I’m not the greatest at relaxing. My mind is constantly going, my body is constantly moving. And because of that, I like to keep busy,…
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what’s your passion?
passion. Defined as any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. As I was doing some research for this post, I came across a video that I will link at the bottom of this post, but there was a quote that goes along with this image. “Purpose is the reason you Journey.…
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i’m back!!
Yes, I’m back! I know no one probably missed me, but I’m here to write some more nonsense. I was on a bit of a hiatus. Since my first post early this year, a lot has been going on in my life, a lot of change. I’m usually really good with change, but a lot…
confession of a thinking freak. 