U-turns. Never in my life have I made as many as I have made in the past 30 days. That’s how long i’ve been in Atlanta. 30 days. I’m loving the adventure of having no idea where I am. This might all sound crazy to people who know how much I like to plan and […]
So here I am…not in Tennessee anymore, but lying in a bed that feels like home if I allowed it to be. I have a whole summer with (almost) no responsibilities, at least not for anyone else but me. That is an unbelievable blessing and break and yet something in me is trying to be […]
Yeah, yeah. I’m the girl who binge watches chick flicks, listens to hours of the “wedding songs” station on Pandora and then curls into her comforter on the couch and writes poetry about how love and wintertime somehow correlate…Relatable? Honestly, IM NOT EVEN THAT GIRL…but then again, that’s my Saturday night every few months […]
I’m working on not making excuses for why I fail other people. It’s not “because my dad left me” or “because my brother got arrested”. Its not “because my sister is sick” or that “my school is overwhelming”. When I bail, its because I made a promise to you that I wasn’t interested enough in […]
The other night, at about 1:00am, I couldn’t sleep so I decided to spend all that wasted time actually learning something. In the pitch black darkness of my room, I folded half my body off my bed just to drag my laptop close enough to search with squinted eyes, “ways to become a better leader”. One link led to […]
(Cover photo from davidjnegron.com) Hi. I’m Brielle. I write this to you because I’m like you. I just chucked 8 old journals last week and I still have 13 left that are busting at the brims. You probably make a lot of lists….a lot of to-do’s and to-don’ts. In those same pages, you might hide […]
Generally, I think a lot. Heck, even specifically I think a lot. Tonight, June 30th 2017, the night before I turn 18, my brain feels the way that the sun looks when it sneaks in and out of trees blowing in the wind. FLASH FLASH WOOSH. ithurtsyoureyesbutyoujustkeeptryingtosee. This hour and 17 minutes that I have […]
Im graduating. For most young people that sounds a lot like: first apartment, first parties, first late nights out, first solo grocery run, first serious relationships, first (fill in the blank)…. but tonight, all my spirit can hold are the many many “lasts” that come and go each day I brace myself through on my […]
I’ve thought so much about this post. Ive thought about what might offend, what might confuse, what might cause conflict. But as my boldness to be transparent grows, I ask myself instead, what might INSPIRE, what might CHALLENGE, what might HEAL and UNITE, and most importantly I ask myself what I can say on behalf […]
You know, for a long time I tried to align my life with the expectations of the people surrounding me. I watered down my opinion and I walked through any door directly in front of me just because it was open. Its funny, because at the time, each path seemed so comfortable because I was […]
There I was. with a cold. staring into the confusion that is the pharmacy section at Publix. When you live at home with your family, you somehow just have everything. But, when you adventure out on your own, it becomes very clear, very fast that you are building your life from practically nothing and you are […]
1. Say yes to (almost) everything! Extrovert? Say yes. Introvert? Say YES. Hate bowling but are invited to bowl? Definitely go, my friend. There’s no way around it—this is hands down the best way you are going to set yourself up for both meeting new friends and finding new places. As long as you don’t […]