Praying for patience

Praying for patience

I vividly recall being fourteen-years old, and having this mental image of a clock on my back. I could hear it ticking loudly, a constant alarm in my head that time was running out, that I was always "on the clock." Sometimes I would picture myself in a room full of clocks, the old-fashioned circular [...]

DESPERATION

DESPERATION

Desperation can be a good thing. I used to be so worried about "bothering people." It was my greatest fear. I never want to make things difficult for others, or come across as annoying. I used to think it was one of the worst things in the world, to come across as desperate. But I've [...]

Destiny

Destiny

The age-old question… Are we in control? Does free will exist? Is there even such thing as freedom? Or are we slaves to the stars, destined to fate…? Is destiny something we create, or something that is created specifically for each of us? Are choices just illusions? Is anything set in stone? I think… we [...]