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wherever you go, there you are
There’s a strange sense of stillness that comes after returning from a backpacking trip. Its exact counterpart is the buzzing excitement that prevents you from falling asleep before you embark. Lists, planning, research, all give way to the good stuff that resides between the two. Months upon months of roaming from place to place –stars…
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Motivation Versus Obligation
This year one of my resolutions was to put more thought into how I could incorporate intentionality into my daily routine. I always struggle with new years resolutions as many do. “Spend less, workout more, lose weight, gain weight, eat healthier, make time for family,” and other endless habits that eventually get tossed out of…
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One Year of Reflection
Hello world, Today marks one year since I’ve embarked on my blogging journey. Encompassing everything that has happened during 2023 would be impossible. I’d hoped I could come on here and say I’ve had this remarkable metamorphosis but that would be a lie. What I can say though is that this last year has been…
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What does it mean to have ‘Native Pride’?
When I started this blog, I knew I was embarking on an uphill battle. The stories I aimed to share were raw, triggering, and had the potential to reshape people’s perception of me. Humans, by nature, evolve as they navigate life, learn, and adapt to different environments. I envisioned this blog as a mirror to…
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OUR PARALLEL STRUGGLES
On the 24th of October 2023, I made a life-changing decision to board a red-eye flight bound for Guatemala City. This decision had been brewing in my mind for quite some time, but I found myself grappling with it for even longer. While I had visited Guatemala in the past, my age and maturity level…
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Gunalchéesh, Alaska
Many thoughts, countless questions, Alaska. Do your harsh winters stand in stark contrast to your forgiving summers? Your landscape, shaped over millennia by earthly forces, now mirrors the terraforming of my own life, guided by your hand. How grateful I am to have learned from you, picked your berries, tilled your land—a true frontier. Mentally,…
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The Mercury Retrograde
April 21st-May 14th 2023 I’m sitting here trying to think of the right words to describe the last several weeks. The only thing that comes to mind is chaos, complete and utter fucking chaos. Every realm of my life seemed to be unbalanced, and it felt like drowning. Relationships fell apart, I lost my job,…
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april introspection
To anyone reading this, hello. I’ve taken a long hiatus from this blog due to personal discoveries over the last few months. Last year I started the process of releasing my foster care records. This has been a long and grueling ordeal with a lot of back and forth between social workers, state officials. and…
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Sustainable Living
When I was a child, one of my hyper-fixations was ‘doomsday prepping’. I would come home every day after school, throw my books down, and tune into an hour of planning for what was a predicted, life-threatening, catastrophic event. Well, the world hasn’t gone to shit yet and I feel a little more hopeful about…
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Power versus Pride
My whole life I’ve had this weird anger problem. On the playground little Tommy doesn’t know how to tie his shoes and begins to cry. The twinge of anger sits in my stomach and I am frustrated. “How does he not know how to tie his own shoes?” I ask myself. I am in high…
Digital Scrapbooking 