Author: Vanessa Sawyer

There are many ways in which our lives evolve as we age that people have come to anticipate. Its like the timeline of our realities and mental space are laid out in front of us since the time we are very young. There is an expectation for a child to be inquisitive, teenagers to be […]

In regard to actual relationships, I’ve dated 4 people that I would consider in the realm of serious, 3 of which were in my 20s. In fact, I spent nearly every year of my 20s in a committed relationship, all of which had their turmoil and challenges but they also contributed to my growth as […]

Virtually all aspects of our society are influenced by the parameters of politics. In the realm of human understanding nothing is as pervasive as political thought. We live in a world that insists on using political labels to define who we are as people and group us into absolutes. One of my favorite things to […]

I didn’t always care about the world that existed beyond my own. Not that I had a negative view or frustration toward anything outside of my direct experience, I just didn’t pay much attention to it. The outside world seemed out of reach. I existed in moments and with people that were tangible- while everyone […]