Painting on the Canvas of Life
I never in my lifetime ever thought I would have to face something like this. Over the past few weeks our nation has seen drastic changes in its normal every day to day life. The current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the state of mind that people are operating on, wondering what is coming next and …
By Ashley Mott There are these moments in time where everything just stands still. Moments of inspiration that you never know are going to hit. It is these moments, in those few breaths that come from your lungs, that you put pen to paper and write like the words were written on your soul for …
By Ashley Mott Growing up in South Lorain, Ohio was never easy. The streets had pot holes bigger than a basketball meaning that driving in the winter was always better because they were filled in with snow, my school system was redone so many times that almost all of the schools I went to were …
There is a reason for everything, and though it make take us time to see it, that doesn't mean we won't reach an understanding eventually. By Ashley Mott There is a moment in time when it no longer hurts, when the pain that you had felt for so long is now gone. You may not …
Sometimes you find out exactly where you are meant to be when you aren't really looking.... By Ashley Mott It was the moment that you looked at me with so much concern and affection in your eyes that I knew I would be safe, even when I was terrified. My body is riddled with scars …
I love you to the moon and back. To the man who saved me… I grew up in a community where everybody knew everybody, and your business was everyone's business. I had this expectation that I would be with the same guy from high school through college and for the rest of my life - …
There are somethings in this world that you stumble upon and are immediately grateful for. There are others where you reach the top of a hill, expecting a beautiful sunrise only to find fire and brimstone. Both of these images constantly fighting for control of your outlook on life. For me everything is calculated, rationalized …
To the girl with the heart of gold and the mind that spins out of control, Things will get better, I promise. Right now, you’ve just seen what the real world is like, how scary it can be for you because of the heart that you wear so proudly upon your sleeve. The twists and …
As I am approaching the end of my second year here at Cleveland State I am realizing that next year I will be starting to look at graduate schools. There are so many things to factor in from money to programs and everything in between. What's the craziest thing for me though is that I …
There's a lot of things that they tell you about college, but there's also a lot of things they don't. They don't tell you that with all those highs, the lows are even worse. They don't tell you that with the best of friends that you make also comes with the most hurt in the …
Beauty and Bewitchment 