When I was a kid, my life revolved around my family, sports, music, and faith. I had an awesome childhood, I'd say. I got to be involved in all of these things each day: Family: I was homeschooled, so I spent tons of time with my mom and my sisters. Sports: I was in baseball,…
When I am in a state of depression or anxiety (which is much too often for my liking), I start to reflect. There are many areas of your life to assess during a time of self-reflection. And these things change as you sit down each day or each time you reflect. It is all a…
Most of the time when I am writing, I am writing to get things off of my chest, dealing with depression, stress, anxiety, or other negative feelings. Tonight, I am writing with a light heart and a smile. As I sit here and think about my life right now, it is incredibly far from perfect.…
Over the past few days, I've been thinking about a lot. All of these thoughts are on purpose, as I am sort of on a mission to find out things about myself. I want to know what's bothering me. Why can't I shake these things? I want to know why my emotions are so up…
Each time I look at my life, I feel like I know what I want. And I want it NOW. I don't know how to get it or if it's even possible, but I want it immediately. It's easy for us to look at our own lives and pick out our wants. As I continually…
As I sit here today, I am thinking about my future. Usually, those thoughts stress me out, but it feels different today. I want to figure out what I want to do in all aspects of my life. What kind of job do I want? What kind of relationships do I need? What will fulfill…
Golfing, laughing, being with family and friends, eating, sleeping, helping others, bird-watching, listening to music, writing: Just a few things that I enjoy doing throughout my days. And when I am able to do a lot of those things, my life is good. I feel fulfilled, happy, satisfied, etc. But eventually, it can't always be…
Over the past few days, I've continually stressed about many things in my future: - Will I find the right woman to spend my life with? - Will I find the right career and be able to support myself? - Will I be okay? The more I think about these things, the more I begin…
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a video of Chris Pratt accepting an award at the MTV Awards. In his acceptance speech, he went on about a few things to do in life as pieces of advice for the next generation. Some of these pieces were playful and goofy, others were quite serious. A…
One of my summer jobs is being a youth golf coach at The First Tee of Greater Kansas City. Through the lessons, we are teaching youth golfers ages 6-17 all across Kansas City life lessons while improving their golf skills. This past Saturday, the lesson we taught to our class resonated with me just as…
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