Finding Answers

I never thought this day would come. But it did. It did because I facilitated its arrival. After seven and a half years with this company, I handed over my keys and walked away. If I were reading anyone else's blog, I would think to myself, "big deal". We all blab on and on about our nonsense. I... Sign in to see full entry.

I always thought that life was very cyclical. You know, something shitty happens, it pushed you back, but then you recover. I've gone through bad times in my life-painful times. I didn't have the most pleasant childhood at all times, but who has? I somehow made it out alive and living a semi-normal... Sign in to see full entry.

I have a severe case of writer's block. Many writers would argue that it simply does not exist. I have to disagree. It has been at least a week since I sat down in this chair to write anything aside from an email response. I don't know what causes this blockage. Fear, I suppose. Very soon, I will be... Sign in to see full entry.

I want to go jump off of a bridge right now. No, I'm not really going to do it- I don't have the guts to. Plus, knowing my luck, I'll go straight to hell. I have never felt the kind of pain or emptiness that I feel right now--and I've come close so many times. I am a boxer in the ring who keeps... Sign in to see full entry.

I have hope again, and suddenly, I can see dreams that I've had about my future- things that I have always wanted for myself- but never gave myself permission to believe. I see travel to exotic lands, and a passionate love affair that would inspire even the most cynical writer to pen a novel. I see... Sign in to see full entry.

Trajectory is defined as "a path followed by an object moving through space". To say that I'm not inclined towards science and math would be completely understating it. I was an honors student in school, but it was all I could do to get through Physics and stay awake. What I'm trying to say is that,... Sign in to see full entry.

Since I met this man- who lives very far away- I have been struggling to juggle all of my priorities. Very soon, I will be quitting my job and traveling for a bit. The goal of this time of unemployment is to give time and attention to both my travel and my writing. I am afraid...no scared...no... Sign in to see full entry.

It was 3:45 in the morning yesterday when I arrived at the airport. I was flying Continental, and since it was a Saturday, and I was flying internationally, there were ten million other people trying to do the same thing. The couple standing in front of me had their toddlers clinging to them and... Sign in to see full entry.

I think about the direction my career will take at least 500 times a day. Sometimes I think that if I could use that time instead to pursue all of the opportunities that are laying before me, I would already have another job. Here is my predicament: I am a retail store manager. I don't like my job-... Sign in to see full entry.

It seems to me, as every new year approaches, life gets in the way of life. I have two careers: business manager and freelance writer. There is an endless task list that just keeps growing. I get the sense of gratification as soon as I draw a red checkmark next to one item---and then another item... Sign in to see full entry.