The only way to really get better at something is to do it, and that’s all I’m hoping to do during this entire process.

The truth is, when it comes to “renewal,” I’m a work in progress, and the progress barely started this year.

It really comes down to folding our clothes, clearing off our laundry chairs, and reminding ourselves why we deserve to re-learn focus.

Like many people, music plays a role in my day to day life. It can help change my demeanor and how I approach my day.

Other times, these words appear during a shift at work, as the sky blackens due to the flow of time.

You can advocate for yourself and for others. It doesn’t matter how small the act is.

How do I catch myself from drowning in the pool of anxiety? The lingering, dreadful notion that I may never reach my goal?

At the end of the day, it is your writing and it is whatever you want to make of it.

Just as a photographer sets a scene in a photo, we set the scene in our lives. We choose what we focus on.

Are you tired of identifying as “tortured?” Do you want to start treating yourself with the self-love you deserve?