Have you ever tried to replicate a moment that gave you the same feeling of excitment and exhilaration as the first time? Was it ever truly the same? The first time I experienced this was back in elementary school. My friends and I had played a great game of four square on the blacktop at recess and I remember the sun at golden hour, the way the air felt, being on top of my game and just having a great time with friends. The next day, I came back to school, thinking recess wo

I wanted to kick off this blog by speaking about one of my past experiences with grief - one so painful that I denied myself the ability to grieve, even though it was a major loss in my life. The loss I will be talking about is my childhood cat: Biggs. Yes, if you're imagining a very robust looking cat, then you'd be right. When I was 9, my dad found a post in the paper (yes, the paper) for a cat that just had a litter of kittens. We drove out to someone's backyard where I pi