Tag: overcoming adversity

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    This year, I’m thankful for things you can’t wrap, buy, or return. I’m thankful for breath in my lungs, strength in my spine, and the simple fact that I’m still standing after a season that tried its hardest to take me out. I’m thankful for the people who showed up — not just with words,…

  • Welcome to The Ritual of Becoming At the time I’m writing this, I’ve only been out for about two months. Two months of breathing air without chains. Two months of trying to live in a world where torture isn’t routine. If I sound raw, vulgar, unpolished — it’s because hell forged me that way.The man…