Not Your Average Ordinary » Gratitude

Your heart will break a thousand times in this lifetime. Maybe a hundred thousand. That may seem like a pessimistic prediction, but let me explain… Moments of beauty are not only found in love ...

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Hello, my name is Brandi and I’m a recovering perfectionist. I was a good student growing up — the type that gets A’s on tests and papers and goes above and beyond on projects. In 9th grade...

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This is going to be raw. I don’t know how else do talk about this. Five days after I returned from my time in Atlanta and Tennessee, I had to say goodbye to my sweet cat, Marty. He was such a f...

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December was a difficult month for me: I moved to a city where I didn’t know anyone, in hopes it would be a better fit for me; my then-boyfriend and I broke up; and my cat Marty had emergency s...

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I wanted to send a special holiday wish to everyone. I’ve had a few things come up recently that need my immediate attention, including a very sick kitty, so I’ve decided to take some time t...

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To put it simply, I’ve been stuck. I find myself in a place where it’s hard to breathe, where I feel the weight of expectations heavy on me. It is as if I were at the bottom of a lake in an a...

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I’ve been searching for two decades. Since I first began to daydream about what I would be when I grew up — a ballerina, an astronomer, a fashion designer, a marine biologist, a singer, an ac...

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Each year on my birthday, I make a list of things I want. Not things that you can buy in a store or even make, but experiences, things that must be sensed in some way. This year on my birthday, I...

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The absence of sunlight during the winter makes me notice and long for it even more. I find myself drawn to it, fascinated by it. The way it lights and spills. The way it creeps into dark corners...

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I’m grateful for you. For this tribe. My tribe. For an incredible group of people who have told their stories here, their secrets. For those who have left their inspiring words. You make all th...

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