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Life with Paint Stained Fingers
Nick Johnston
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An Honest Letter to the Control Freaks Like Me
To a fault, many would say, (and I can’t really honestly in my heart deny) that I am a “Control Freak.” If there was an Control Freaks...
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Selling My Soul to the Midwest: Three Years Later
Three Years--The Wildest Stretch of My Life thus Far: Three Years. Seven Jobs. Two States. Two Career Changes. One Global Health Crisis....
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Authenticity: Band-Aids of the Soul
Authenticity. At what point has this world traded an open and transparent heart for a fabricated recreation of the sensible and...
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365 Days: Beauty in Broken Expectations
365 Days. One year. What can change in a year? Can things really change in a year? In one revolution around the bright burning thing that...
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An Honest Letter to the Child who is "Too Far Gone."
Dear Child, I know you’re tired. Tired of hearing that you’re messed up, that you’re a misfit and a reject, that you can’t do anything...
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Stuck: Learning from "The Rut"
Stuck. Maybe this word resonates with you. Maybe this is an accurate depiction of nearly the last twelve months. Chances are in some way,...
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An Open Letter to the Control Freak in Me: Michigan Lesson #1
Nearly two months ago, I found myself once again, loading up my pickup with my belongings, my ambitions, and all my uncertainties, as I...
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What Dogs Teach us about 'Good Friday' and True Love
In my ‘Learning and Motivation’ course this past week, in a discussion, my professor posed the question. “What is Love?” Now my initial...
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Being Human in the Age of Anxiety
Today I had my first ever real panic attack. Now to be clear, I don’t mean panicking like when you find yourself speeding past a State...
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"The Arsonist in the Chapel" - An Excerpt
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