The Archives

A selection of posts from the archives of twenty(or)something.

Wind in Sails
(In which it really begins…)

Playing Make-Believe
(In which I try to make sense of it all…)

Wouldn’t A Fly Swatter Be Easier?
(In which I only have questions…)

I Might Catch A Glimpse of Me
(In which I ponder the meaning of love…)

The Water is Warm ‘Til You Discover How Deep
(In which I seek my comfort zone…)

You’re So Ambitious For A Juvenile
(In which fate calls…)

Just Get Yourself Free
(In which I decide to make a plan…)

Make A New Plan, Stan
(In which the plan sounds great on paper…)

Update III
(In which the plan changes…Of course.)

Then You Can Start To Make It Better
(In which I realize that change starts with me…)

Pack Light In Life
(In which I learn to let it go…)

The Meaning in the Rhyme
(In which I celebrate my quarter-life…)

I’ve Got My Heart Set On What Happens Next
(In which I take a step forward by taking two steps back…)

Nowhere Man
(In which I shun comparison…)

So Hard To Stay, Too Hard to Leave It
(In which I realize what makes a place a home…)

Thank God Even Crazy Dreams Come True
(In which a dream is realized…)

Adventures In A Wonder-Land
(In which there are missed planes, trains, and automobiles…)

What Makes the Dawn Come Up Like Thunder?
(In which the answer is courage…)

Only An Ocean Away
(In which I face homesickness…)

Have Heart, My Dear, We’re Bound To Be Afraid
(In which I face my fear…)

Today Is A Winding Road
(In which I face myself…)

Dream On, But Don’t Imagine They’ll All Come True
(In which I dream a little dream…)

What Are You Working For
(In which I find the missing piece…)

Everything Starts To Fall Into Place
(In which every bit still rings true…)

I Owe You A Love Song
(In which I attempt to break down these walls…)

I’ve Been Afraid of Changing
(In which it’s not so easy growing up…)

Please Forgive Me For Taking So Much Time
(In which the past and present collide…)

You May Say I’m A Dreamer
(In which innocence still resides….)

It’s All A Matter of Trust
(In which I begin to let down my guard…)

I’m No Super[wo]man
(In which I realize I’m only human…)

Lights Will Guide You Home
(In which I write about then in order to understand now…)

Let Your Clarity Define You
(In which I learn my limitations…)

You Gotta Be Still Before You Can Get Ahead
(In which I learn to appreciate time…)

There’s Never A Wish Better Than This
(In which a connection is made across generations…)

These Are The Times of the Everyday Hero
(In which I tell the story of my everyday hero…)

Going Back to the Start
(In which the past two years come full circle…)

You Will Not Be Forgotten
(In which I finally recognize a hidden fear…)

I Still Believe In Love
(In which I write an open letter…)

Life Is What Happens
(In which I stop asking questions and start seeking answers…)

Don’t Worry, Be Happy?
(In which a single thought can hold you back…)

Taking A Stand: We Are Their Voice
(In which I challenge you to stand with me…)

Apparently the Universe Has Hijacked This Post
(In which the Universe calls me out on my own blog…)

Wild Horses Couldn’t Take Me Away
(In which I identify the source of a fear…)

The Art of Letting Go
(In which I learn that letting go can help save yourself…)

When We Begin To Let Love In
(In which I begin to welcome love back in…)

Never Stop Believing (Part I)
(In which I learn to really trust myself…)

On A Day Like Today
(In which that illness takes its toll…)

Letting Go of Yesterday
(In which letting go means moving on…)

Show Me A Smile Then
(In which I try to remember to smile…)

Finding Courage in the Everyday
(In which courage can lie in the quiet moments…)

Resolution For Happiness
(In which I learn to conquer myself…)

Note: All of the beautiful pictures on this page are by Gabrielle Kai.