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22 Things I Wish I had Learned Sooner

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1.        You’re right where you need to be. 2.        It’s okay to be weird. It makes you, you. Some people will even like it. 3.        Your 17 year long awkward stage DOES come to an end. Push through 4.        You get to define yourself. You don’t have to be what others say you are. 5.        Loving others will always be worth it. 6.        It’s okay to need other people. Life isn’t meant to be lived in seclusion. 7.        Anything can be used as a learning opportunity, even the biggest mistakes you make. Pain can be useful. 8.        Saying “Thank you” is a big deal. Say it all the time, to everyone, everywhere. 9.        All friendships aren’t meant to last forever. It’s okay to wis...
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11/11

On This Veterans Day, Let us remember the sacrifices of those who wrote their individual lives off for the good of this country. Throughout his life my father has worn many hat; son, brother, husband, dad (my personal favorite), policeman, constable, fireman, and politician just to name a few. My favorite to use against the middle school bullies however was Marine. “My dad can beat up your dad” was typical talk in my 6 th grade classroom. When we think of the U.S. Armed forces we have an almost romantic view of what it means. Men in uniform leaving on ships, bags in hand leaving behind wives and young children; then returning months later to come and sweep them off of their feet. Sadly, this is not the case for most. Millions of men and women come back from war with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI’s) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Divorce and suicide rates of veterans are skyrocketing and families are being torn apart, leaving lives in shambles. These are just a fe...
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Full On experience

        "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." -Michael Jordan             So while I was away this month we stopped in Wales . It was way more beautiful than a lot of us thought it would be. While we were there I had one of the coolest days of my life. We got involved with a really awesome program called Full On which can basically be summed up as confidence camp. It’s absolutely crazy how good these people are at their job. The guy in the picture up there is Callum. He has a pretty big part to play in the story I’m about to tell. The day started off  with small things like karate chopping a piece of wood (which I really did not want to attempt) in order to build up to the biggest thing, repelling down a castle tower ( which I really REALLY did not want to attempt). As you may or may not know, I tend to freak out when there’s a possibility that I won’t do something correctly and...
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