Insecurity

I remember thinking this is a bad idea. But it was the first night of freedom, and lots of bad ideas were given birth then. My roommates and I had met some random other freshmen in the courtyard [...]

The hysterical laughter of my friends encourages me as I stoop down to lift an enormous cement trash can off of the 2nd story of Stonebriar mall, overlooking the valet area. “Yeah, John! Throw [...]

The summer after my freshman year of college, my grandmother told me in a Kohl’s dressing room that I needed to lose weight. “Everyone goes through it, honey. Your mom, your aunt. Everyone gains [...]

I found myself in a scene straight out of the cliché teenager flick Mean Girls. In the movie, it was a Halloween house party: all the girls were dressed minimally in what were supposed to be [...]

I’m by all means and classifications underweight. And a lot people say that’s not a bad thing. Except it is. A few months ago, I walked into the doctor’s office for my regular physical and he [...]

“Do you want to race?” His eyes were intent and focused. This whimsical challenge meant more than just the momentary claim to fame in front of the onlooking score of highschool cuties. He meant [...]

I quit my job today. I’m a freelance writer, so the correct thing to say is I quit one of my jobs, but it was my biggest contract, and today, I let it go. I didn’t want to at first because the [...]

Why are you doing this? Out of emotion? Because of something in the past? Because you don’t like your present state? What makes you want to do this?   When we are covered in anger, or [...]

Part of depression is not being willing to forgive. It may be someone who hurt you that you are unwilling to forgive. Maybe you did something and aren’t willing to forgive yourself. But it [...]

One of the sweetest parts of marriage is that my husband loves me no matter what. Now I’m not just talking about he loves me even if I make crazy chore lists for him or he loves me even if I roll [...]