Here’s what I’ve been thinking…
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Good intentions don’t make good people
Recently, I’ve seen a lot of apologies posted on social media by celebrities and other influencers. Many of these people have made mistakes in the past, evidence of those mistakes resurfaced, and they felt pressured to apologize to clear their name and prove that they’ve become better people. And don’t get me wrong- I think
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Immunocompromised & Ignored: How to be safe in a country that doesn’t care
There are an estimated 10 million people with weakened immune systems in the U.S. right now. That’s 1 in 33 people who are especially at risk of contracting COVID-19 and its associated complications. And I’m not talking about 10 million old ladies who live 5 states away that we’ll never cross paths with; these are
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You aren’t what hurts you
We all experience pain. Physical, emotional, mild, severe, acute, chronic- regardless of the type, it hurts. And when you spend most of the time in pain or thinking about it, it’s hard to remember that the hurt you feel does not take over the person you are. Some people like to say that their pain
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What you can do
Right now, we’re hearing a lot of the word “can’t.” We can’t go to our friends’ houses. We can’t visit family. We can’t practice with our sports teams. We can’t attend events we’ve been planning for months. We can’t find what we need at the grocery store. Some of us can’t even go inside the
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Will we ever know what’s right?
“Will we ever know what’s right?” I heard this question in a song the other day, and ever since I’ve been trying to answer it. Does analyzing song lyrics and posting it online make me crazy? Maybe. But I’m hoping my thoughts can give you the peace of mind you might be searching for during
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