Image Credit: Pexels- Andrea Piacquadio Forgiveness is often wrapped in a religious ideology, twisting the belief that to move forward in life, we must forgive those who hurt us. If we are unable to release and move past the trauma they caused, we are shamed into unworthiness of God’s love. For all my 44 years…

Image Credit: Pexels- Rachel Claire July is here. And whether we’re ready or not, it quietly marks something we don’t always talk about: The beginning of the second half of the year. Remember back in January, when we scribbled plans into journals, whispered dreams into existence, set goals with shiny-eyed hope? We told ourselves this…

This image was taken by our writer Karina Coghlan. Summer is here. The sun is shining, school is out, and families take vacation. It’s the season of road trips and airplanes (although not everyone is a fan of sky travel). It’s the season of adventure. Hiking, camping, fishing, the list goes on and on. As…

Image Credit: Unsplash- Pedro Kümmel The human life cycle is constantly at work. From the initial moments of breathing outside of the womb to the moment we take our last breath, we evolve. We are works in progress. The pace may not stay consistent; sometimes in our lives, we may grow at the speed of…

Image Source: Unsplash- Anna Keibalo  Do you ever find yourself drifting off into a frenzy, consulting your inner darkest thoughts to yourself, before consolidating to ‘that friend’? Have you ever had a photo pop up in your memories, and you wonder what your relationship would have been like now? And have you pictured yourself after…

A very moment when I felt like an echo in an empty room, my voice bouncing back at me, but never truly heard. I wandered through the days feeling like I was too much and not enough all at once; too deep, too emotional, and too caught up in my thoughts. I felt like drowning…

Image Source: Pexels- Francis Seura There are moments in life that arrive quietly, yet change us forever. My first Christmas is one of those moments—bright, unexpected, and filled with a kind of warmth I didn’t know I needed. Growing up, Christmas was always something that belonged to other people. I saw it through windows, through…

The turning of the leaves and the imminent cold weather always meant one thing for me; the beginning of the first semester of university. With this came perilous assignments and deadlines but also seeing my friends who either went back home out of my city during summer. In this article, I’ll be reminiscing back to…

The days get shorter, and the nights get longer. I feel myself slowly changing with the weather. The thoughts of the warm sun cascading onto my skin are now only a memory. There are many different moments I cherish from each fall and winter. I think about the times we spent together—Christmas lights, snowball fights,…

You know it’s that time of year when you open the windows early in the morning, you take in a cleansing breath, or go for an early morning walk, and the air smells different. There is a crispness in the air.  The smell of soil seems to invade the senses. Science says it depends upon…