My Right Side Up Life

Clipping is illegal in football, but emotions never play by the rules. One minute, I’m walking through the living room minding my own business, the next I’m blindsided by waves of grief, anger, or regret. Coming out of nowhere, feelings shove me on the floor. Flat on...

You'll never find peace in a world of chaos if you're looking for the Merriam Webster definition of peace - freedom from disturbance; a state of harmony. In the real world, life isn't a flat line of calm, yet even still, true peace is possible in spite of our...

Spinning thoughts, talking heads, scrolling posts - my mind stuffed with chaos. Everything is hard and life is crazy. When the world spins out of control, lay it down, you were never in control anyway. Hanging on to a world falling apart is a hopeless waste of effort....

Dizzy from spinning the same thoughts over and over, motion sickness nauseates my soul. Replaying the scene a thousand times, it’s now perfectly carved into my mind. Rehearsing the past drags me into this never-ending loop. Make it stop. How do I reverse the spinning...

Can't we fix this? Surely there is something we can do. Quoting, "I can do all things through Christ," we turn around and live like it all depends on us. Maybe we should just settle down and choose the better thing. Sitting back and waiting is not coded in my DNA,...

When you can’t go back to normal, push pause and wait for what you’ve gained