the door closes. the world goes dark.all limits are washed away with every tear. what expectations.what fear.who says. the walls become canvas.the true ending is written with each stroke. the light shines brighter. the hope.the joy.the courage. – Hardy Girl
Category: Psychology
Finding Balance
“It’s as easy as riding a bike.” This cliche permeates our society but before it is true, we all had to learn to ride a bike. The process of learning wasn’t easy. But it requires failure. Think back. You probably started on a tricycle with its balanced base; you learned how to move the pedals…
Identity Shift
Identity is a funny thing. We think we know ourselves and then something will happen that will make us question everything. This year for my birthday I gave myself the present (yes I give myself birthday presents…SELF LOVE!) of doing a hair transformation. I did this last year when I cut off over 6 inches…
Value Growth
We all know the classic coming of age story. A child faces great adversity and against all odds they preserve. Whether attributed to some great talent or some lesson they learned along the way, they grow into the person they are supposed to be. Growing up in our lives is so much more complicated and…
To Remember
I wrote the following essay 5 years ago in my rhetoric class. While it makes me cringe to reread my old writing after all this time, I want to share it as it was originally written (with grammar errors fixed and necessary edits completed). It highlights a concept that shapes a great deal of my…
Perspective
My pairing of an analytical mind and artistic heart creates an engineer with an insatiable desire for an artistic outlet; ergo a blog with an analytical premise and artistic twist! Being trained as an engineer taught me to analyze everything around me. I see a table and I break down the pieces in my head…
Hardy Girl 