Uncultured Hybrid

"I am human, and I will make mistakes!" When I first thought of writing the blog post, I wanted to title it Mistakes, Guilt, and Forgiveness, but as I was thinking about it today, I realized that we make mistakes because we are human. Alright, before I get to the end, let me go back to what inspired me to write this blog. So ever since I left home to start my journey of independence I had been feeling guilty for all the mistakes I made, I wanted to ask for forgiveness, but my guilt led me to believe that I did not deserve forgiveness. Let's break this down and discuss each point separately. You might know by now that because you are human, you will continuously make mistakes. If you did not know before this, I am glad that I could enlighten you. It is unfortunate, in our human nature to make mistakes, hurt others (intentionally or unintentionally), and to be imperfect. So often we are afraid to admit that we make mistakes because we have such high expectations for ourselv...

"You learn to appreciate life more  when you have faced death so many times! Erica Mateus I am a very private person, and I struggle to share my story and pain with people. There are just certain parts of me that I can't share with others. Whether that is a good thing of a bad thing, I don't know. Some time ago, I was having a conversation with my roommate. She was telling me she wanted to end her two-week relationship because she felt her boyfriend was hiding things from her. So I said to her, "We all have something to hide." I have so much that I hide. Anyways I am already sidetracking. As I turn a quarter of a century, I decided to share a little bit about myself. This is a personal blog, and what is a personal blog without the story of the author. So I don't really know my full story, especially the parts before my brain could fully form memories. I will tell you the stories I have heard. So my story, like all others, began with a man and a woman having a...