• When She Cries

    "Help, I have done it again. I have been here many times before hurt myself again, today. and the worst part is there's no one else to blame... Ouch, I have lost myself again. Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found, yeah, i think that i might break lost myself again, and i feel unsafe..."…
  • Kirk Cameron and the Fireproof Kiss

    [WARNING: If you have not seen the movie described in the following article, 1) I highly recommend you do, and 2) be aware that I describe the plot in minor synopsis here.] In 2008, a film was made that sparked a lot of...fire...in the hearts of many Christians. So rare is it that a film is made abo…
  • tears

    tears of sadness, tears of joy. are engraved in me forever more. survival of this broken dream, slices of a shattered scene. leave me broken night and day. just wondering if i should stay. trying to form a whole heart, from fragments that are torn apart. puddles of blood, all over the floor. makes…
  • Straw.

    I left work early today, it wasn't specifically my job; I have just been extra stressed out lately. I ran to the bathroom to cry like six times, it's really hard to smile into the gawking face of a customer without bursting into tears or showing some sort of emotion. I know the employees are sp…
  • I GUESS I AM THAT KINDOF BROTHER

    So in the previous post I was all like i'll never walk away from my brother and now I have. Or rather im trying my damnedest to. It sucks because it's hurting me this much and I know he's upset too, but what am I supposed to do? Besides..its not like i'll never see him. Two of my other brothers liv…
  • Fashion First-Aid: How To Cure Common Beauty-Related Injuries

    Sometimes, beauty is pain. This is the phrase I repeat in my head during routine eyebrow waxes and chemical face peels. It's what I think when I put on my favorite pair of too-high heels that pinch my toes, the ones that I wore to formal despite the pain I endured throughout the next day. But does…
  • The Power of the Powerless

    I remember reading a story about a rather wealthy Indian lady who volunteered to work for Mother Teresa for a day, back in the years before Mother Teresa was an international celebrity. This Indian lady arrived at the clinic, which was a house for the dying, and was instantly overwhelmed by what sh…
  • When I Look At You;

    When I look at you I see forgiveness, I see the truth. You love me for who I am, like the stars hold the moon. I have a boyfriend, but since school is over he has gone back home. We aren't so serious as to where we HAVE to see each other. To be honest I don't mind that I don't see him, and it is…
  • Hello, I'm LKJ Slain -

    (Note, this is a reload- I do it every few weeks for newer friends as I get asked a lot of the same questions) It suddenly occured to me today that I've never actually introduced myself... Everyone sort of looks at my xanga I think and says, "WINSA!" :D And I don't think a lot of people know…
  • Music Quote 5/15

    "Out of the Shadow and into the sun Dreams of the past as the old ways are done Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain But we must endure it to live again" - Iron Maiden, from the song, Out Of The Shadows