It’s 11 p.m. and I should be asleep, but for the past few weeks I’ve had a sick stomach. It’s an indescribable feeling, yet I’m for certain we’ve all been there. We’ve felt like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. Like we can’t breathe. Like our heads are being pounded on. Like […]
Life itself
It seems so selfish to go about my life as if I’m the only one who worries, is stressed out, is busy, or is conflicted. I feel as if every time I blog I have to boast about how busy I am or how complicated my life has been because of this or that. Today […]
Mayfar Day 2: When the sunrises, I live
This week at school is Suicide Prevention Week. For me, suicide is many things. It’s mixed feelings such as hate, regret, blame, selfishness, pain, and uncertainty. This is a tough subject all across the board. I had never encountered a death like this until last year, when one of my students took his life. […]