Mental Health – Mastering the Mastermind

Producing Words Produces Healing

I’ve heard it said that time heals all wounds. I never felt the need to question this widely circulated saying until I had to confront a recent hurt. Yes, after time, it’s become less painful and less likely to be the first realization to crash into my mind when I wake up in the morning;ContinueContinue reading “Producing Words Produces Healing”

I think I can

“I can’t make it tonight. I think I have the flu.” I can’t count how many times I’ve said or texted something similar to this – anything along the lines of “I can’t…” I wasn’t honest with other people. And I wasn’t honest with myself. Surely anxiety couldn’t be the reason I missed school fiveContinueContinue reading “I think I can”

Fight or Flight

I hate flying. The plane lifts off the runway, and I clench the armrests of my seat (probably the middle seat in between two strangers – just my luck). I don’t relax again until the plane stops at the end of that faraway runway. Ironically, ever since I can remember, I’ve had an unaddressed dreamContinueContinue reading “Fight or Flight”

Beginning with Grace

I chose “grace” as my word for 2021. To me, this word is more of a reflection than a resolution. It holds the meaning of the grace of God that I don’t deserve; the same grace that gives me new purpose every morning; the grace that changed my life fully and forever. It encourages meContinueContinue reading “Beginning with Grace”