“I am not my frustration”

For six years, I played volleyball like it was my religion. I was what you called a “gym rat.” Both of my parents are teachers and my dad worked two jobs to allow me to play the game I was most passionate about. Then, I had a devastating shoulder injury that ultimately forced me to … Read more

“I am not my rage”

Rage overcomes everything else. It swells up from some inner corner of my mind and overwhelms all my other senses. I can be sad, happy, excited, disappointed, frustrated, content or even just a bland nothing. It doesn’t matter because when that rage hits, it wipes my mind clear and everything else might as never have … Read more