The Leap
| This is the 604th story of Our Life Logs® | I am 17. Poised like a cliff diver at the edge of the precipice. Steeling myself to make...
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- Aug 14, 2021
- 8 min
The Highs and the Lows
When I was growing up, all the old folks in my family would say, “I got sugar.” The old folks in my family wouldn’t elaborate...
- Jun 26, 2021
- 6 min
From Surviving to Thriving
Hovering eyes made me believe that I was really something to be looked down upon. They made me believe that I deserved to be mistreated...
- May 22, 2021
- 8 min
Just to Be Alive
As I sat on the exam table, the doctors took my mother aside and explained to her that I had a brain tumor and that they were so sorry...
- Feb 24, 2021
- 8 min
On That Fateful Day
| This is the 563rd story of Our Life Logs® | Rat-tat-tat-tat! I yelled. I screamed. I couldn’t move. I was ready to die. I am originally...
- Jan 11, 2021
- 8 min
Another New Normal
| This is the 552nd story of Our Life Logs® | As people, we like to believe that there’s something called “normalcy,” normalcy referring...
- Jul 7, 2020
- 8 min
A Doll's House
“Oh my god. I have bulimia face. Again,” I muttered, poking myself in front of my mirror. “Bulimia face” meant my face looked puffy
- May 1, 2020
- 8 min
To Fight with Every Step
I grew up in the late ’90s with the life that most people would dream about as a kid. My house was a few blocks from the best beaches...
- Apr 13, 2020
- 9 min
Carve Out Courage
Courage is found in kindness. It’s everywhere and it’s ready to take hold of your heart as soon as you give it enough room...
- Mar 23, 2020
- 8 min
Green for a Reason
My dad and brother worked on our farm while my mom owned and operated the local grocery store. Our house was attached to the store...
- Mar 11, 2020
- 7 min
I’m Still Standing
My parents got married in the ‘70s. Twenty years later, I guess they figured it was about time to have a child. That’s where I came...
- Mar 9, 2020
- 8 min
In an Ocean of Darkness
A bird loves to feel the wind in his wings and the clouds brushing his feathers as he flies. It is exhilarating. It is his life...
- Dec 12, 2019
- 8 min
The Anatomy of a Warrior
My wheels are a chariot to freedom rather than a temporary crutch to prop me up from the harsh aspects of society...
- Dec 11, 2019
- 9 min
Life Is Never Promised
Life can be tricky; it’s like teetering along the edge of a cliff. One setback can land you on the streets...
- Dec 5, 2019
- 8 min
The Gift of a Second Chance
With many, many patients coming his way, my father was highly esteemed—a venerated figure like a god, in fact...
- Nov 15, 2019
- 9 min
A Promise Worth Keeping
I was born with a rare genetic disorder that wasn’t properly diagnosed until I was two years old. The doctors discovered...
- Nov 5, 2019
- 9 min
Standing Up
I received no further explanation, just a request to pack up and leave the premises. It didn’t feel real. I had so much riding on this job..
- Oct 14, 2019
- 6 min
A Speedy Recovery
It was a dream that I’d been chasing since I was a child. But sometimes, the dreams we have can’t last forever...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 8 min
Once a Passive Passenger
I shouldn’t have taken all those pills, I didn’t want to die. I needed to get to a phone to call 911, but it was so hard to move...
- Oct 3, 2019
- 9 min
The Fight of My Life
I lay in the hospital bed, pain racking my body as chemicals and super-science ran through my blood...
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