you are not alone – Page 5 – Brittany Stonestreet

Hope :: A Brighter Tomorrow

Silhouette of a person standing on a rock in the middle of water with arms stretched to the side with a sunrise on the horizon, the sky a brilliant mix of dark and light and reflected in the water below.

Hello, beautiful readers! Thank you for your patience as I get through the extremely busy portion of the semester! Looking around at life, it can sometimes be difficult to find the light. When you get rejections left and right, when your current relationship status doesn’t match what society deems “normal”, when you feel trapped inContinue reading “Hope :: A Brighter Tomorrow”

Hope :: The Struggle is Real

Happy Monday, readers! Time is racing past, but we “grab life by the horns,” right? I’ve written about this before, but I feel like a lot of people deal with depression, or—rather—don’t deal with it, and it makes life extremely difficult, so I felt drawn to write about it again. I was talking to someoneContinue reading “Hope :: The Struggle is Real”

Hope :: Get Back Up

Man falling down stairs face first, trying to catch his hat

Hello, beautiful readers!!! Before we get into the actual blog post… guess what happened this week??? Including email-only, we reached 100 subscribers here!!! Thank you!!!! Now on to our regularly scheduled blog post! From the moment we’re born, we try new things and fall down—standing, walking, riding a bike… As we get older, the fallsContinue reading “Hope :: Get Back Up”

Hope :: Do Something You Love

I feel like I start posts like this a lot: I don’t know about you, but I… I think it’s safe to say I struggle in a lot of ways! Haha! This week, I wanted to talk about being almost too busy to function. This past month, that’s how I’ve felt. Every time I getContinue reading “Hope :: Do Something You Love”

Hope :: Seeing Beyond Yourself

Cityscape seen through a reflection in the mirror

I don’t know about you, but I can be a very selfish person. I become so inwardly focused that I miss what’s happening around me. I thought the picture above perfectly reflected (😉) exactly what I was imagining when I thought about what would be in this post. Oftentimes, we see situations in our livesContinue reading “Hope :: Seeing Beyond Yourself”

Hope :: Surrounded, Yet Alone

Boston Snowscape taken from my apartment window with an iPhone 7. Winter 2023.

You may be wondering why I’ve chosen yet another snowscape for a blog post, especially one seemingly not to do with winter. It’s a very good question, but I actually have several reasons. First, I love looking at snow. Pictures of snow, being surrounded by snow while sitting in a warm apartment… I LOVE lookingContinue reading “Hope :: Surrounded, Yet Alone”

Hope :: A Different Kind of Silence

After the snow storm at my mom’s house in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Okay, apparently my computer reads my mind now, and it kind of creeped me out! As I sat down to write today’s blog post, I couldn’t figure out where to start. Then I remembered last week’s post and how I wanted to expand on the gift of silence. As soon as that thought hit me,Continue reading “Hope :: A Different Kind of Silence”

Hope :: Silence is a Gift

Candle burning in the dark, image by Chirag K

Do you ever have those moments where you’re just at a loss for words? You don’t know what to say? It very rarely happens for me, but happen it does. For instance: I’m terrible at small talk. I work retail, and part of our training is that we’re supposed to be constantly engaging with customers.Continue reading “Hope :: Silence is a Gift”

Hope :: New Year

It’s hard to believe we’ve reached 2023 already. It feels almost like just yesterday we were entering 2017. It’s as if I can blink my eyes and be back 6 years ago, just moved back in with my parents and unsure of anything I’m doing with my life. At times, I still feel like thatContinue reading “Hope :: New Year”

Hope :: Recognizing Stress

Wow! It’s been an incredibly busy and stressful season! And I’m not even talking about the holiday season. As many of you have learned through previous posts, I lost my dad this time of year two years ago. Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve been really struggling with what I thought was depression (and thereContinue reading “Hope :: Recognizing Stress”