Tag Archive: hope

How Evil Women Killed My Wittle Tree (Almost)

Last Christmas I received a lovely miniature Christmas tree to hang my decorations on, and I decided then and there that my wittle tree would also be known as the Tree of Hope: …I thought to myself, “I will continue to take care of this tree until I meet the girl of my dreams, and…

Why I Think God is a Big Meanie – Sometimes

One of the reasons it’s been so difficult for me to find dates is because I don’t have a very active social life (which is to say, I have no social life whatsoever to speak of.) I used to have a close knit group of friends that carried me through high school and beyond college…

It’s A Wonderful Wait

Lighthouse

One of my Christmas traditions for the past few years has been to boycott the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” To this day I’ve never seen the film, and I have refused to do so until I meet “the one.” Every time I watch a movie by myself, I feel the dull ache of knowing…

An Early Christmas Present

As each year draws to a close, I find myself losing more and more hope that I’ll ever find my future beloved. She exists only in a dream, her warmth and love such that only a woman can give was something I would never experience in real life. Any experience I’ve had with the opposite…

When It’s Hard To Give Thanks

If I were to be perfectly fair, there really is much to be thankful for. I have a roof over my head, food on the table, a stable job, a loving family, and a smokin’ ride. But I always have a tendency to focus on the negative. I get reminded of all the disappointments of…

Let Your Voice Be Heard

Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. – Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption There are times when life really gets me down, and during those moments I’m often guilty of having a defeatist attitude about things. When I see a hurdle that seems insurmountable,…

And So It Ends

Lies, betrayal, and deceit at long last put the final nail in the coffin of my law school dreams. Well I wanted an answer, and after 18 months I finally got it in spades. When it happened, my anger once again reared its ugly head as I began to shake my fist at God for…

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