Follow me on my journey to realization, contemplation, and navigation.

In the past I was a blogger, exiled in the Caribbean due to a breakup. A lot has happened since then, reconciliations, sickness, and even death. My life is already pretty interesting, a runaway at the age of 15, entering into a relationship that years later in realization was not good… but the Stockholm syndrome became very real.

Why am I even saying this? Perhaps that it feels like I still have coping,healing, and conquering to do. I struggle, but I keep going. The past few years have been an opportunity for a do-over, and I want to do it right this time.

Being diagnosed with mixed depression and anxiety disorder came as no surprise. Been through a lot. But all things considered, life is good. Being human is good. I can’t lie to you and say everything is perfect. It’s not. But that’s how life works. That’s what being human is like. You win some you lose some.

I suppose that’s it. Realization that you do win or lose some. There will be losses. How we deal is also important as well. Trust me, I am a work in progress and don’t always practice what I preach. But it’s not so much the journey, but the bumps in the road and how you navigate.

It’s not easy, and there’s days where I want to give up, but I try and look at the silver linings in my life. Especially now. Things are going well even though at times it doesn’t seem like it. But is that one of our human flaws? Looking for issues that aren’t there? Completely made up by us most of the time.

So, even though I’ve been through a lot, experienced darkness in abundance, feeling pain and anguish, I do feel like I’m somewhat taking control. That’s what we need to strive for, no? Our lives as humans.

J.R.

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Joel Rosario

Just a human trying to deal in this mad world. Allow me to share random thoughts and observations about my life and the commonality we all share as humans. Through music, quotes, etc.