Wholeheartedly Me

I’m sure most, if not all of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love dearly. It can happen at any point in a lifetime; Elementary school, high school, college and even as an adult. But that doesn’t matter one bit. In hurts just as much, no matter when tragedy decides to strike. I’ve lost two people I loved so very much in my 21 years on this earth. My grandpa and my aunt. I lost my grandpa to Lung Cancer roughly 8 years ago and recently lost my beautiful aunt to colon cancer, 6 months ago. I’ve often wondered why the good ones are taken so soon. My aunt was only 52 years young when she left us. I’ve felt a lot of anger and confusion since she passed and I couldn’t help but write on this topic today as I know most people will be able to relate. There’s a whole bunch of negatives I could think of and very few positives that revolve around losing someone you love. I thought it would be interesting if I talked about the main negative and the main positive I felt emotionally afte...

I find myself wanting to share my personal ups and downs in hopes to help anyone that went through or are going through the same situations as me in any way I can. Growing up, you never think to yourself ''my parents will divorce'' or ''my family won't be the same family anymore'. As a matter of fact, it has always been my biggest fear and my worst nightmare.  I've seen so many of my close friends go through the hardships of messy separations and just how sad and empty it made them feel inside.  I never thought I would have to go through such a terrible thing. My parents told me they we're separating and parting ways in October of 2015. I was turning 19 at the time. I've felt so many different emotions in the past 2 years and have lived through many mentally frustrating battles about this defining moment in my life. Here are 3 honest truths about divorce. It's probably for the better Although it might seem hard to wrap your head aro...