It's almost that time, guys. Does anyone else feel like the last couple days have lasted a few months? The important thing, I think, is to learn from this year, but not to allow it to darken our doorstep in the future. 2021 will soon be upon us, and somehow, we're going to rise out… Continue reading 159. Pro-tip: Learn from the past, then look ahead.
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156. Sometimes the scariest things turn out to be the most worthwhile…
I am going to let you all in on a secret: this year - or the last several months, at least - has been firmly in my, "this scares the shit out of me" box in real life. Let me unpack that box a little bit. I think we're all pretty well aware of the… Continue reading 156. Sometimes the scariest things turn out to be the most worthwhile…
154. When you can’t find the beauty, you can make it yourself…
It's been a helluva year, hasn't it? Sometimes, when we feel at our worst, it's hard to see the brighter side of things. I speak here from personal experience, of course. I've talked a few times about how it feels to be down in the pits... and how it feels to rise up out of… Continue reading 154. When you can’t find the beauty, you can make it yourself…
153. You can be yourself and still find your people…
The summer before I started high school, my dad got news that we were going to be stationed in Okinawa, Japan. So that May or June, we packed up our entire lives and got on a plane in the United States and got off the plan in Japan. And you know... at first, living there… Continue reading 153. You can be yourself and still find your people…
152. The simplest way to learn from your mistakes is to own them first…
It's been a long couple days, and I'm so very tired... but at the same time, there's a few things going on that just have my heart so full I feel like it could burst. I'm loving my new job in real life and it makes me feel like a million bucks to know that… Continue reading 152. The simplest way to learn from your mistakes is to own them first…
151. It’s okay to not be okay sometimes…
So, the other day, I got a new phone. I was all excited because there was this whole ordeal where my order got cancelled and I had to go to the store to pick the phone up. I got it home, and started the process of transferring my data over. The only contact that transferred… Continue reading 151. It’s okay to not be okay sometimes…
148. You can survive anything if you put your mind to it…
We'd all be lying to ourselves if we tried to say that the people we meet here don't matter. I know I've hammered this one home a few times, perhaps because it's so important. This is a game, yes. Of course it is. I can guarantee we all don't look like Barbie and Ken, and… Continue reading 148. You can survive anything if you put your mind to it…
147. Or… stay with me, here… you could try not being a jerk?
What is it with people? Have so many really forgotten kindness, and courtesy, and empathy? I've spent the last several years in both worlds with my mom going, "I don't know why you don't date more," and people in SL at times literally patting me on the head and openly talking about how sad it… Continue reading 147. Or… stay with me, here… you could try not being a jerk?
146. Sometimes, you just have to go for it…
New things are scary, guys. Almost as scary as 2020 has been... though, admittedly, I wouldn't go quite that far. Still, I think sometimes, fear makes us stuck. It's not that we don't want to act. It's not that we don't want things to change, or that we can't advocate for ourselves. It's the fear… Continue reading 146. Sometimes, you just have to go for it…
145. Who do you run to? (and don’t y’all dare say, “An alt!” either. That won’t fix it.)
There was a time not so long ago when I thought I had it all figured out. I had my ride-or-die people and I thought everything was grand. But - and this will happen to everyone at least once in their lives - I realized that I had placed my trust and my confidence into… Continue reading 145. Who do you run to? (and don’t y’all dare say, “An alt!” either. That won’t fix it.)
I Promise I Know What I'm Doing 