Have you ever been sitting at night exhausted but can’t fall asleep? You sit up staring at your phone, knowing it’s not helping you. When you finally abandon your useless tools of tiring, you close your eyes, hoping this last moment will help your brain drift to the gentle land of dreams just to findContinue reading “Overthinking Breathing”
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Motivated by Stickers
Do you remember the golden stars? I can’t even remember if I ever got golden stars in elementary school, but I do remember them existing. There’s something about that little sticker of motivation that works. It’s not expensive, it’s not even elaborate, it’s just a simple sticky piece of paper shaped like a star, withContinue reading “Motivated by Stickers”
Poem
The simpleness of taking wordsAnd honestly, it’s quite absurd That throwing them into poemMakes easier for one to know’em So throwing them is what I’ll doIf they stick, its up to youFor poems are so personalYet subjects they could cover all To hear a tale about a horseIt runs, it sways upon a courseTo you,Continue reading “Poem”
Midnight Revelations
The world spins, darkness surrounding me. I lay with eyes closed, my mind adrift, floating ever closer to the shores of dream. At the moment the boat hits the shore, an idea bursts through the darkened sky. I wake up. “That would be perfect”, I think. There’s nothing better or worse than new ideas poppingContinue reading “Midnight Revelations”
The Donkey
In Pethor, a prophet, known as Balaam, received some unexpected guests. The messengers brought news of a people who’d come out of Egypt. The king of Moabites had sent these messengers to ask Balaam to curse these people. Confused, but willing, Balaam calls the messengers in so he can ponder on the matter. That evening,Continue reading “The Donkey”
AI Complex
You know that thing, AI. It’s becoming really popular nowadays. There’s something so defeating about seeing a video made from AI or reading a text written by AI. It’s not that it’s flawless, in fact, it’s actually usually pretty easy to see. When you see it and you know you’re not quite at that levelContinue reading “AI Complex”
Keeping Up
It is such a struggle to try and accomplish my own goals sometimes. To write as often as I want to write, that’s not easy. It’s not about enjoyment. Honestly, I could write for hours if I knew I had the time. It’s like doing a food challenge. They place before you a giant burgerContinue reading “Keeping Up”
Media Block
The world is chalk full of ideas. For years, ideas could only be presented to those within your voice. Once language was further developed, writing became a tool as well, but that was still privy to those who actually learned to read and write. In modern days, most ideas gain traction based on the eleganceContinue reading “Media Block”
A Single Moment
It’s amazing how much a single thought for a single moment can create a lifetime of struggle. Today, more than anytime in history, we see how saying something can eventually be turned against you. We see how ideas of the past can stain a person’s reputation even after they’ve now changed that opinion. Learning toContinue reading “A Single Moment”
Monday Morning
You know it’s been really weird and freeing to be writing as much as I have lately. I’ve talked a lot recently, and this may be in some things I haven’t published yet about the challenge of writing in such a media driven society. There’s so many easier things to do with time, then sitContinue reading “Monday Morning”