Dec 10, 20219 minThe 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...
Aug 14, 20218 minThe Highs and the LowsWhen 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, 20216 minFrom Surviving to ThrivingHovering 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, 20218 minJust 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, 20218 minOn 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, 20218 minAnother 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, 20208 minA 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, 20208 minTo Fight with Every StepI 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, 20209 minCarve Out CourageCourage 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, 20208 minGreen for a ReasonMy 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, 20207 minI’m Still StandingMy 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, 20208 minIn an Ocean of DarknessA 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, 20198 minThe Anatomy of a WarriorMy wheels are a chariot to freedom rather than a temporary crutch to prop me up from the harsh aspects of society...
Dec 11, 20199 minLife Is Never PromisedLife can be tricky; it’s like teetering along the edge of a cliff. One setback can land you on the streets...
Dec 5, 20198 minThe Gift of a Second ChanceWith many, many patients coming his way, my father was highly esteemed—a venerated figure like a god, in fact...
Nov 15, 20199 minA Promise Worth KeepingI was born with a rare genetic disorder that wasn’t properly diagnosed until I was two years old. The doctors discovered...
Nov 5, 20199 minStanding UpI 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, 20196 minA Speedy RecoveryIt 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, 20198 minOnce 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, 20199 minThe Fight of My LifeI lay in the hospital bed, pain racking my body as chemicals and super-science ran through my blood...