The Necessities of Life

October baseball is the most thrilling, chilling, and adrenaline-pumping time of the year. The Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Indians) have had their fair share of postseason play over the years, but have not won the World Series since 1948.  For many Clevelanders, postseason baseball is everything. There's no greater feeling than being at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, where you never know what's going to happen. Every game, every pitch thrown, every time up to bat- it's all just a game of chance. These players have been working their butts off to be here, to show the fans, especially after this roller-coaster season, that they want it all. They have put in the hard work, blood, sweat, and tears to show up and bring life back Cleveland has been looked down upon for many years, for many different reasons. The one thing about Cleveland is that we are the underdogs, and we don't go down without a fight. Like David and Goliath, the Guardians have gone up a...

Let it go. How many times have you stayed up worrying about something happening tomorrow, or something that already happened during your day? Maybe I could have said it better. Maybe I could have done it differently. Maybe they actually hate me, even though they keep saying they’re fine. Here’s a harsh reality: you need to   let it go. No one actually cares as much as you think they do. When you spend so much time worrying or stressing about these things, you miss out on the beautiful parts of life. We spend so much of our time stressing that we forget our lives can end at any minute. Instead of worrying, take a deep breath and give it to God. Would He actually let you down? No. It might not seem like it at first, but He is always teaching us something. Those bad days? They don’t last. And the good days? They don’t last either. So, let it all go—and give it to God. It doesn’t matter who they are—if they hurt you, walk away. Sometimes, we fall into the traps of toxic family dyn...