Defeat

When you look too closely at something, you cannot see the bigger picture. There is more than this moment. There is more than the hurt and the pain you are feeling right now. This is not the end. So often, we get caught up in our own emotions. We live so passionately that we allow…

Loss for Change

I started reading Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb today. I literally only read 7 pages and already found a game-changing quote. She talks about change and says this, "As a therapist, I know a lot about pain, about the ways in which pain is tied to loss. But I also know…

Empathy

I tend to, think that I have a hard time empathizing with people. I don't really know how to match their feeling in a moment unless I have gone through it. However, as I have grown and experienced more and seen more loss and tragedy, I am finding empathy to be more prevalent in my…