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All I Ever Knew

I stood outside in the two-acre backyard of my new home in Hesperia, California. The High Desert became the new place I would call home...

Unplanned Happiness

I wanted to live a better life. I made plans and took action, thinking I could create my own future. But I now realize now that things...

I Am Stronger Than These Thoughts

I’ve lived a life of self-reliance and I believe that there are times in which this is our only choice. But if you have the chance...

Leaving Behind My Secret

In my early 20s, I lost a big part of myself. The person who I used to be was being smothered by grief and guilt. The things I once...

Feeling Worthy Again

I grew up thinking I was disposable. Throughout my childhood, I was passed around to several houses until my mother decided to take me...

From Meek to Bold

If I were to give advice to the little girl that never stood up to anyone and felt alone much of her life, I would tell her that it’s...

I Am More Than My Past

People look at me and think they see a girl that has it all together. I rent a condo on my own, I have a loving boyfriend, and...

Darkness Breaks

Everything I had touched in my life had so far become a disappointment, and I wanted to end it all. My life flashed before my eyes as I...

A Warrior, Not a Worrier

But thoughts of death don’t just go away. They linger like the plague. They interject themselves at every turn and persuade you that life...