A Glimpse of Lin

Is a term too many of us have labeled ourselves at one point or another. The reasons behind why we feel that way are too many to list out, but somehow we fall back to think that we are worthless. It’s this “ugh” feeling in the pit of our stomach and as much as we try to get rid of it or ignore it, it seems to keep coming back. I was all too familiar with this feeling as a teenager, key word, WAS . I was able to move past this feeling, move past this moment of “worthlessness.” It wasn’t from one day to another, rather it was a process that hurt but I found healing. No, it wasn’t medication, it wasn’t witchcraft, it wasn’t weed, it wasn’t alcohol or any other drug that did the trick, it was the love of God. To those who believe and follow God will understand what I mean, but to those who see God as simply a supreme being or higher power are probably skeptical as to how this “love of God” can take away feeling worthless. There’s a book in the Bible called Hosea that you should check ou...

The easiest thing that we could do when there's a task in front of us is to give up. Let's say we have to do some daily chores of washing our clothes, cleaning the dishes, cleaning the living room, finish a project, or START on a paper...we can so easily throw our arms up in the air and leave things as they are, we can go back to watching Netflix or playing Call of Duty. That is very simple to do, to give up, I'm speaking to myself. I've had so many opportunities that I have not taken advantage of and I'm realizing this at a very late moment. I was laid off of my job a little over a month ago and have been looking for something new ever since, yet have not found anything. I'm currently also finishing my first semester of graduate school but I missed what God blessed me with, TIME. I wasted a lot of time that I could've used catching up on my school work and getting things in order, and I realize this now. It's a little late but I'm getting on top of...