life update | I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

October 13, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

October is my favorite month in the world. I love the yellow and rich red leaves on the ground. The cool, crisp air. Layering clothes and wearing boots everyday. It’s been absolutely freezing out the past few days and I feel Winter nearing sooner than I would like it to. If only Fall could last […]

life update | If I can only recount the story of my life right out of my body, flames will grow.

October 9, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

“These pains that you feel are messengers. Listen to them. Turn them to sweetness.”―Rumi What a tough week. I was admitted into the ER on Sunday night after having an extremely hard time breathing and losing feeling in my arms and legs. They did an EKG and a bunch of other tests and told me […]

Think of your pain like a big bunch of red roses, a beautiful thorn necklace. Everyone has one.

September 21, 2012.Reading time 6 minutes.

“That is all I want in life: for this pain to seem purposeful.” I have been feeling very depressed lately because I haven’t had an ounce of energy to accomplish the things that I want to during the days. I really just have not felt good in too long. It takes every thing in me […]

Staying positive despite setbacks.

August 20, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here” — Charles Bukowski — I had 13 vials of blood taken this week. I am still very anemic but the reason for all of the blood work was to […]

The Storm

April 17, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I have been super positive lately and feeling better but the past few days I have had a severe burning sensation in my chest, worse than normal and I’m pretty sure it’s another damn ulcer. I am going into the doctor tomorrow to get it checked out before I head to Long Island. Will probably […]