Category: personal essay

  • Works In Progress

    Works In Progress

    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…

  • Why I Have Outgrown Old Friendships

    Why I Have Outgrown Old Friendships

    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…

  • I See My Reflection

    I See My Reflection

    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…

  • My First Christmas!

    My First Christmas!

    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…

  • Reminiscing School And University During The Fall Season

    Reminiscing School And University During The Fall Season

    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 Holiday Season

    The Holiday Season

    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,…

  • The Season Of Harvest

    The Season Of Harvest

    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…

  • Royalty

    Royalty

    I have sat in Queen Elizabeth II’s seat – my bum where her bum was, where she sat and grieved loved ones, including her husband, watched children and grandchildren wed, and events too numerous to mention. What an experience for me! Visiting Westminster Abbey was visceral. As soon as I crossed the threshold of the…

  • To My Older Brother

    To My Older Brother

    I hated you. When we held the first board meeting to discuss event dates, you said that you expected the whole board to attend every event. One of the events conflicted with the spring musical, and I told you that I couldn’t go. You made a commitment to this board; you chastised me during a…

  • Eventuality

    Eventuality

         Everyone, sometime throughout their life, has to make a choice that will change how they view the mysteries of life. How they go on with their days, taking the slightest of chances presented to them, and running with it for better or worse. It’s hard– being faced with such challenges and navigating our way…