See you later

Dear Grandma, I always knew this day would come. I thought I was ready, but the closer we got the less and less ready I was. I know that is so selfish, but the more time went by the more time I wanted with you. I know it couldn’t have been easy to let me…

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Quick thoughts…

My thoughts for today. Both of these bills are different.The first is straight with hardly any edges or tears. There are no creases. The second one is dirty. It has tears and its all crumpled up. It is off color and has tape on it. As different as they are, both are worth the same…

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Barbies

Our society has rules about what being “perfect” looks like.” The media in our society tells us that women are supposed to be Barbie like. Pencil thin, blonde, blue eyes, popular, etc. You know what I am talking about. As soon as you watch a movie or watch television the main female character is usually…

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Burdens

The battle I fight is an internal one. I fight my thoughts all day every day. The biggest thing I fight with is being a burden to other people. I NEVER want to be a burden or create a problem. I don’t want to be the person that constantly is wearing down others and eventually…

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It’s all in your head.

Mental illness effects EVERYONE. Everyone deals with depression and anxiety at some point in their lives, whether it is directly or indirectly. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/) 26.2 American adults suffer from some sort of mental illness. That is just about 1 out of 4 adults. This can be anything from…

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