There have been two times in my life when I seriously thought about taking my own life. The first time, I was in sixth grade. I went to school every day wishing I didn’t have to be alive anymore. Death felt easier than facing the same girls, the same hallways and the same desperate need…
Two weeks ago, I was camping and about to lose my ever-loving mind when I walked into a bathroom stall and saw two words etched into the wall in front of the porcelain latrine: YOU’RE PRETTY. It immediately changed my mood. Not because I suddenly thought, You know what? I AM pretty. It was because…
I want to influence you to build a beautiful life right where you already are. Not the life you will have someday when things are easier, but this one. There is so much good already sitting in front of us, and I want to help you see it. I want to help you mend your…
I was nine years old when I begged my mom to throw this picture away. I thought I looked fat. That was the whole reason. It is the first photo I can remember looking at and thinking, wait, is that what I look like? She kept it anyway. I am so grateful she did. It…
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