Not Today, Satan — I am all alone. I am broken. I am worthless. I am a mistake. I have no purpose. I was created wrong. I am a waste of space or energy. The world would be better off without me. No one loves me. How familiar are these lies? Have you heard…

Can I Start My Own Business if I Live With Depression? — I live with depression. For a long time, I only acknowledged my anxiety because I thought that was more acceptable in society. But there is a big difference between the two, and I couldn’t evade the truth forever. I also used to say I suffer from depression. And while yes…

Stop being part of the problem — There’s this song we used to sing as kids in my home church called “Jesus loves the little children” and the lyrics eventually lead to “red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world.” A cliche Sunday school song…

How To Invite Divine Healing — Our world is bleeding. Full open wound gushing a river of thick red blood. We are hurting and we are full of fear. Some of us are frightened to go out, some of us are frightened of what will happen if we stay in for too long. No matter where…

Writing out of anguish. That’s where I feel like I’ve been writing out of my whole life. Even now, I can hear God’s voice again or maybe for the first time. But still there is anguish. Not in not knowing him anymore, it’s more of a helpless confusion. I want…

Who’s There? — Words haven’t been an easy thing for me recently. I haven’t sat down to write on this platform in quite a while because I’ve been obsessing over the post having to have the right kind of cohesive thought. The correct formatting in hopes of being noticed up by a publication…

Paint me blue Like the sky above and the waters beneath So I may soar with birds And glide with dolphins Paint me red Like the hearth fire and the blooming rose So I may blaze with passion And shine like rubies Paint me green Like the grass at my feet…

Some see the world in black and white I see the world in poetry. The leaves are dancing with the quiet excitement of fulfilling their glorious purpose. The sparkling waters of the lake transcend the chaos of a world in crisis to bring peace to weary eyes and hearts. …

I’ve spoken to many friends lately who are having a difficult time during this quarantine staying positive about their bodies. And ladies, same! There are days I look in the mirror and reevaluate everything in my life because I don’t like what’s staring back at me. …