Does it bother you that a large part of our economy’s success is based on people continuously spending money? It bothers me. I’m not a perfect saver or a perfect spender, but I feel like the U.S. economy would be in some serious trouble if everyone in this country used credit as little as I…
Month: September 2017
Just a cup
Here’s the thing about emotional voids – games you were playing are no longer fun, the food you were eating no longer tastes the same, people you love don’t seem to love you as much, and it feels like nothing matters. No, I’m not describing depression. Depression would be a downward turn, this is a…
The empty seats on a rollercoaster
It’s easy to talk about the fullness that feelings can bring, an endless amount of inspired words. It’s harder to talk about the vacuum of emotions that inevitably happens after the fullness is gone. Makes sense, right? These changes in feelings aren’t too unlike becoming fat in the belly from a larger than was necessary…
Late Rains & Early Fog
Volunteering to drive the entire length of a 7-hour road trip is not something that I normally do. I volunteered to drive the entire way back from our vacation spot for two reasons, one that I knew and one that my brain just figured out. The easy reason was to help Brianna out, she wasn’t…