setbacks

setbacks

November 17, 2014

The Biggest Mistake I Ever Made

Have you ever regretted something as soon as you did it? I mean just in the bottom of your stomach just knew you’d made the biggest mistake of your life? I have, and it was the biggest mistake of my...
November 17, 2014

Becoming Successful

Dedication and determination is one thing I need to become successful. The “mommy can you help me,” “If I can do it, you can too,” and God allowing me to see it through another day to keep thriving for success....
November 17, 2014

UNFORGIVING SOCIETY

Do you know any troubled youth? Well, I was a troubled youth. I had to go through hard times to get to where I am now, because the society that we live in today is so unforgiving. Sometimes it gets...
November 12, 2014

Loose Tea Chronicles and Charcoal Smoothies

The shrill whistle of the teapot sounded as I dozed off in the lounge chair with a Chuck Palahnuik novel blanketing my eyes like a macabre blindfold. After ten seconds of listening unknowingly to the harsh squeal, I bolted upright,...
October 22, 2014

To Fail Is Human

The only time you truly fail is when you give up. This is something my mother has said to me since I was a child and has helped me through all of my hardships and failures. I have stuttered since...
October 22, 2014

Entering the Jungle

Being thirteen, the most important thing in the eyes of your immature mind is what others view you to be. Having the most expensive mall bought jeans, coolest shoes, the latest hairstyle, and knowing the most popular songs means you...
October 22, 2014

The Journey

My second year at Pellissippi, I decided to reestablish the connection with my passion. I found a great community college in Hutchinson, Kansas. The college had a great football team that I wanted to try out for. So in the...
October 22, 2014

Moving Forward

I went into the public school system in second grade, thrown into a world of people who had known each other for years; I was the odd man out. This did not sit well with my classmates. Throughout elementary school...
October 14, 2014

toothpaste messages

I believe in the power of a toothpaste written message. You know, the one written spontaneously on a mirror. I believe in that. My senior year of high school my dad came to me and said, “Megan. I don’t think...