introspection – Sam's Online Journal

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017

These “Next Times”

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” ~Andy Warhol I am a creature of habit, a slave to each and every one of my tendencies, which is why they’ve become tendencies for me in the first place. Sometimes I recognize when I’ve fallen into one of those routines, … Continue reading These “Next Times”

March 27, 2015

300 Writing Prompts: #38

“What are you recovering from right now?” It was twenty years ago, and I was just testing out my sea legs, except I wasn’t on water. But you know what I mean. Any person who’s ever been 18 knows what I mean. I was an adult but I wasn’t an adult. I thought I knew … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #38

December 7, 2014

Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist: Questioning

I guess we all go through our lives thinking that others know what we’ve gone through, assuming that our experiences are tacked up on our faces like so many notices on a board, or at least we don’t really think about where others come from so we assume the same when it comes to them. … Continue reading Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist: Questioning

April 20, 2013

Feeling Gravity’s Pull

You know, sometimes I feel weightless, that feeling of utter joy when I know things are clicking, but it is rare. And that’s how it should be because if things were easy all the time, what is there to strive for, to try and achieve? It is those times when I feel heaviest, that is … Continue reading Feeling Gravity’s Pull