From across the room your smile beckons,Warming even the dreariest days.My heart flutters lightly, my mind races,Yet my fears hold too much sway. Perhaps one day the opportunity will open,And maybe then my walls will crumble.If only I could convince myself to take the first step,Alas, for now I’ll simply remain quiet and humble. I [...]

Preface Those who have followed my writings over the years know that I tend to focus on those aspects of life that bring us the most difficulty. It has always been my hope that, by doing so, someone will stumble across my writings while dealing with an issue of their own and find some insight [...]

Fair warning, this is not a happy sounding post. It is, instead, a free-flowing river of current thoughts that will, to some extent, make me feel better simply for writing them. “We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.” — Francois de la Roche Foucald [...]

There is one thing I simply cannot understand: how cellular companies can get away with the way data plans are handled. I’m going to focus on AT&T for this post for two reasons. First, I have their service since I have an iPhone, and second, I’m quite familiar with their plans. Unlimited Data I have [...]

Broken. It seems as though it is a perfect description. Defeated. Demoralized. Discouraged. Crushed. Broken. I am certainly not happy, but I do not believe I am unhappy either. Perhaps discontented, yet content at the same time. It truly is a paradoxical feeling, and I believe it to stem mostly from simply wanting to no [...]

First and foremost, if you think this applies to you then you’re probably right. If you feel guilty or as though one aspect of this applies to you but not most, then maybe it is time to rethink your actions/inactions and decide whether to change or not (and yes, some of you may be paranoid [...]

When you stop to think about it, it really is about the little things that make life so interesting and enjoyable. While I enjoy intellectual conversations, movies, games, etc., nothing really beats the simple pleasures of things such as walking barefoot in the rain, enjoying a good cup of coffee on a brisk autumn morning, [...]

Throughout our lives we have numerous opportunities to build relationships with others. From the casual acquaintance to the close friend; from the passionate lover to the deeply affectionate significant other. Often we take such relationships for granted, and just as often we fail to notice those to whom we think or feel ourselves close to [...]

There are seemingly few people who recognize the value of forming relationships without gender bias within the framework of Society. How often are the thoughts or questions of whether or not men and women should be, or could be, friends with those of the opposite sex without the implication of intimacy (and, in turn, infidelity) [...]

Morality. Such an interesting, subjective concept. By definition, morality is basically the distinction between right and wrong (or good and bad) behavior. While the definition sounds simplistic enough, what is good or bad is primarily defined through social contexts, which means that not all concepts of right and wrong are universal (or, potentially, even shared [...]