Bright toothy smiles and glimmering eyes Fixed on a lens meant to capture happiness. Behind the photo, a renewed sense of purpose meant to push me into the next chapter. But…and there’s always a but… Residual pain felt from a previous slight That doesn’t fade so much as it pulses, Oscillating from strong to weak…

The Star-Spangled Banner says the “land of the free and the home of the brave.” What does it really mean to be “free”? There are so many issues out there that challenge this notion. A hot topic right now is gun rights. Argument A says that we aren’t free unless we have the right to bear…

We are missing honest conversations in this world: in relationships, in politics, and in our relationship with the spiritual realm. Most of us are too afraid to have honest conversations because it means we might have to change how we think or view the world. We might have to get uncomfortable and confront qualities or…