I have a stuffed animal named Blueberry. He is my most prized, most important, most loved possession. I have had this blue bear since I was 4 years old. My father won him for me at a fair. Blueberry used to have a little gold ring on the top of his head from which he… Continue reading Blueberry
I like things. I do not consider myself a particularly materialistic person. I am probably as attached to my material possessions as anybody in this day and age. The reasons for my materialism are myriad, and decidedly unenlightened. However, my reasons for placing importance on in-animate objects extends beyond the simple concept of possession. I believe… Continue reading In Favor of Things
Last week I went on 5 day, 4 night a backpacking trip through Paria Canyon in Utah with my boyfriend, his parents, his sister, and my mother. We had an absolutely wonderful time. March 30th The Drive Having packed the previous night, we woke up early on Friday the 30th. We got gas and breakfast… Continue reading Paria Canyon Backpacking Trip
This is my memory box. I have had it for as long as I can remember. I have moved around a lot in my life, and it is hard for me to say I grew up any one place. But the address on the box is the one of the home I was born in.… Continue reading Kersti’s Memory Box
I don't know if I believe in an afterlife per-say. The jury is still out on that one. But I do have a moral code and a sense of spirituality. Based on those two sets of beliefs, I will try to describe my concept of what an afterlife would be like if it did exist.… Continue reading My Personal Version of the Afterlife
My dad and I play mini golf at least once a year, and we play in a very specific way. Play every hole over until you get a hole in one. One does not need a score card in Kodas Mini Golf, because you will always get a hole in one. Eventually. To play like… Continue reading Mini Golf like a Kodas
An exercise in verbalizing a facet of my personal philosophy. Originally written April 14th, 2015. An ongoing quest in my life is to find out what I believe in. It’s not a quest with any end-goal, I’ll never ‘figure it out’, but the attempt makes me feel closer to myself and helps me learn why… Continue reading How I Believe
We all know cats are cool. I have owned my fair share of awesome cats in my life. I was getting nostalgic about some of them the other day so I decided to write a tribute. Here are a select few of my awesome cats in chronological order of when I owned them. Kris Kris… Continue reading My Cool Cats
I am writing this because when I was depressed and searched the internet for help, I was sorely disappointed. I found platitudes, and self help nonsense that seemed like it was written by happy people for happy people to be happier. It didn’t feel like they actually helped or spoke to me in my mental… Continue reading Some Things I Learned to be Happy
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