Life is hard y'all. It's not easy and it never will be easy. Otherwise we wouldn't be questioning our next steps. It gets rough, and that is the nature of life. The complexity of life is a topic that can be long opinionated on how to live, but it's truly what you want to do … Continue reading The Fork in the Road
A Tribute Goodbye to My Wonderful Kiddo: Skye
Dear Skye, On February 7th, 2017, I, with the help of your three uncles – Jake, Tucker and Evan - adopted you into my family. You were the first dog that I have ever adopted, and there was something about you that pulled me towards you; literally as you grasped onto my sleeve and wouldn’t … Continue reading A Tribute Goodbye to My Wonderful Kiddo: Skye
Motivation
Motivation. A simplistic word that creates movement amongst individuals with the breath of a word. Motivation is one the of the strongest emotions in the world. Motivation is what continues the grind and captivates everyone’s mind when they have a bigger picture, a dream. An ideology that many crave and many elucidate with their depictions … Continue reading Motivation
Dear Jane
It has been a week since you have passed away unexpectedly and we all miss you. I miss you. You were a part of my family, and I was a part of your family. No matter what, that will always hold true. To me, you were a grandmother guiding me through life's toughest challenges these … Continue reading Dear Jane
My Tattoo
Many of you may or may not know that I do have a tattoo that is located on my wrist. People were shocked I wanted one, including my own parents. People believed it was a rash decision, but in reality it is something I have thought about for many years that was accelerated because of … Continue reading My Tattoo
It’s OKAY, to not be okay
I'm a decently healthy 22 year old that has been through more than a majority of 22 year olds wouldn't even think of going through. I've dealt with happiness, abuse, sadness, pain, depression, and so much more. I'm not the only that has dealt with that, as I know many people out there struggle with … Continue reading It’s OKAY, to not be okay
Why I Run
When I was younger I was told that I had the ideal body to run cross-country, track, and basketball. The only problem, I hated running with a burning passion and I already chose basketball as the only sport I had a desire to play, let alone the sport I was most passionate about. I remember … Continue reading Why I Run
Never Give Up
How fitting, to start off my blog titled with three words that have kept me going through these difficult last few years: Never Give Up. Honestly, I had no idea where to even begin with my first post. My thoughts flood my mind at random times when I least expect it and it took weeks … Continue reading Never Give Up
Hope
I have been wanting to update this blog for a while, but I haven’t known what to say exactly. It has been a wild last 8 weeks, a very quick 8 weeks at the least. Many things have occurred since my IV treatments at such a quick pace that it has been overwhelming. Nothing has … Continue reading Hope
The Beginning of a Long Journey
Like most of my peers, I believed I was an average healthy person while attending my junior year at Elon University. Although, that was not the case as I would find out in November of 2015. I found out something that not only devastated me, but also caused a loss of hope for my future. … Continue reading The Beginning of a Long Journey
CHRISTIAN JOHNSTON 