I believe in running through fields of wild flowers; brown and green grasses with unknown colorful flowers in between. When I was six years old I was just a little girl with plats in her hair with lots of beads...
When loved ones pass away, we’re told that they are in a better place, that they are happier, that it’s better this way. At that point in time, no one believes that. I sure didn’t. Death is inevitable; it’s a...
I believe every student should play a team sport at one point or another before entering college. Sports help mold people into the person they are today. Playing team sports not only helps develop life values and responsibility, but it...
My grandmother passed away recently, causing a deep depression to start forming in my soul. Standing there in the Hospice room, staring at her cold body, I could not help thinking that life is simply torture. How can we possibly...
I believe in “Faith, Family, Friends.” I believe that some things are out of our hands and that no matter what happens in life, faith, family, and friends can get you through it. I realized just how important these three...
My mother has always wanted to take a picture. It was always a little embarrassing and it seemed to always be at the wrong time. Mom would say, “turn and smile,” and immediately you could hear me say, “Come on...
I don’t believe in heaven. For that matter, I don’t believe in hell either. Neither of these concepts seem real to me, they’re more or less just imaginary comforts for the loss of loved ones and another way to spark...
I believe that accepting ones passing is very hard to do. I went to my first wake and funeral when I was 12 for my best friends uncle and since then I don't think it has gotten any easier. People...
In the world we live today, it is difficult to escape the comparisons and judgments made by others that have contributed to the wide disparity in our society. There was a constant fear I faced, and it was always the...
