Author Archives: Stan

From an Instagram post… “Friend, today is a good day to forgive yourself for everything, most especially the thread you could not convince to close your wounds. If your wounds are still open, trust they are doors to an answer and walk through. You don’t have to be healed to be whole. You don’t haveContinue reading “You have my ears if you lend me your voice.”

From “a plain truth” “On the days I wake up and my name is a euphemism for depressed, or anxious, or whatever; I drink my coffee while the inanimate objects in my apartment talk to me.” by Sabrina Benaim Hello all, I hope this week has treated you well. In an overview, it seems myContinue reading “We are not invincible.”

Some advice written to a friend… “We take strides in our own time.” …that I said, and am now thinking about. Hello, I hope the new year is treating you all well. I am honestly at a loss for words surrounding…basically everything. It is my hope that this new year is going to bring aContinue reading “Minute by Minute”

Hey, how are you doing? Really, without the “I’m fine,” facade, How are you? I’m having a rough week. I wrote out this post before my internet connection went out and deleted what I am actually incredibly proud of, and am sure would have been a semi-interesting read. Since today I lack the energy toContinue reading ““To love me is to love a haunted house””

*** “Don’t try to make sense of your life…you can smirk at life’s poetic justice and will yourself a narrative by pen, you can fill journals with dreams and repeat songs you cast as anthems to your next era – so long as you leave it be…Let it unfold organically.” -Kalyn Nicholson Hello! I hopeContinue reading “Greetings from a poetically magical forest.”

“Finale” “Today is going to be a good day. And here’s why because today, today at least you’re you and that’s enough.” from Dear Evan Hansen Hello! I hope you’re doing well today, and that your week was healthy and productive. I think things went averagely okay this past week. It’s hard to tell, everythingContinue reading “Be Proud”

some wise words… “Wake up early. Drink coffee. Work hard. Be ambitious. Keep your priorities straight, your mind up, and your head right. Do well, live well, dress well. Do what you love, love what you do. It’s time to start living.” -unknown This week was a mix of emotions and honestly, it’s hard toContinue reading “What I’ve learned about getting my life together.”

I thought maybe it was money that separated us. “No,” Cherry said slowly when I said this. “It’s not just money. Part of it is, but not all. You greasers have a different set of values. You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated–cool to the point of not feeling anything. Nothing is real with us. . .”Continue reading ““we feel too violently””

This Is Not the End of the World from Our Numbered Days “whatever you are feeling right now, there is a mathematical certainty that someone is feeling that exact thing. This is not to say you aren’t special. This is to say thank god you aren’t special.” – Neil Hilborn Hello, I hope you’re doingContinue reading “Allow Yourself to Feel Today”

From Truce “The sun will rise and we will try again” – Twenty One Pilots This week has been filled with some really good moments, and then some pretty horrible ones. I’ll start with the bad. My anxiety was the highest it has possibly ever been one night last week. It got to the pointContinue reading “Close That App”