Youthful Life: X

The 20s are all about figuring yourself out. The biggest mysteries in life are us, ourselves (that's we as humans). Why do we do and say the things we do? We have motives and intentions that are our driving forces. The thing is we may not always be in touch with those reasons. There has to be reconciliation between not only who you actually are and how people see you, but how you want to be as well. Putting yourself back together may quite possibly be the most difficult thing you ever have to do. My big question is how and when did I become an unsolved mystery?   This morning I took a good long look at myself in the mirror. Staring into your own eyes may or may not be the weirdest thing ever. I don't know what I was looking at, maybe to see if my reflection did something out of the ordinary. I could have sworn I saw the other me flinch when I didn't. It was something out of a scary movie except I would not be the token person of color to be offed first (oh no not in m...

Being a teenager is all about sharing your experiences with the world. Isn't that why we're all here, to explain our stories, pass along bits and pieces of our lives, and hope for better for others? That's one of the major reasons I write this blog, to give personal insight to my remarkably eventful & highly reflective life. I'll say this now, this is going to be one of the most personal, eye-opening, and emotionally charged posts of all time. Get ready for some truth. I'm about to go skin deep. Truthfully , I always wondered why it's taken me so long to actually blog about race, racism, ignorance, and all the things that go along with them. I mean, it's something I experienced on a daily basis while at college, and over this summer break whenever I was out and about. It's kind of a recurring theme in my teenage life, but I guess I never actually realized that I needed to share these stories until now. So here, I go. Race is hands down the most c...