I love writing about the allure of romantic love, the total infatuation with another human heart. I am inspired by past and current love, love lost, new love and love that lasts lifetimes. Every day is Valentines Day for a poet. she believes in old religions, fountains of youth, goddesses of love and gods of war… and that maybe there really is a singular soul who exists only for her. I met him when he was an aged man. I was young, full of fury and fire. Life had not turned him cold.. He was soft and warm and felt…
Author: Rebecca Schultz
Rebecca Schultz
Rebecca Lynn Schultz is a freelance writer and poet from Chicago, Illinois. She holds a bachelors degree in education, and had the privilege of teaching English, Literature, and Journalism. Although she enjoyed the academic atmosphere, the love for both creative and nonfictional writing moved her out of the classroom. Writing has always been her passion and artistic outlet. Her poetry can be poignant, with a focus on relationships and a compassion for humanity. Her most important job is being a mother of three and she can always be found with a book or pencil on hand. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Some days I feel like I’m stumbling through life. I worry I’m not being my best self, in every role I own. Maybe men experience this too, but as a woman, I feel we are much harder on ourselves. We tend to carry everyone’s burdens, as well as our own while trying to be a well-seasoned hiker. As I get older I realize that this has gotten me nowhere, this worrying that makes me stumble. It’s easy to tell yourself that everything will be okay. But to feel it is different. To live it is different. To change is difficult.…
Approximately 450 million people around the world suffer from mental illness according to the World Health Organization. Anxiety disorders, including depression, affect 40 million people in the United States. Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 39.9% of people seek treatment, this according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. But these are simply statistics. On Friday, June 8th the world lost a name to these statistics. Anthony Bourdain was a man known to his family and friends as having depression and had battled addictions, self admittedly, in the past. He was a man most of the general public…
Science tells us that nature is the greatest of all medicines. Not only does nature provide opportunities for exercise and Vitamin D, but its most powerful resource resides in its ability to heal the mind and the heart. In her book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, author Cheryl Strayed hikes from the desert of California, through Oregon, to the Bridge of Gods in Washington. Her purpose was to heal the wounds from the death of her mother, as well as veer off the destructive life path upon which she had found herself traveling. She was alone, with only…
I have heard the word warrior being used more often than usual these days. I love it. I love it because it encompasses so many people. I love it because the definition means a brave fighter. It’s an ancient word, derived from Old French, meaning “of war”. Warriors would save towns and villages. They would fight for kings and queens. They were fearsome travelers, alone or in groups. These days warriors come in different forms. They often do not wear armor, but they do carry inside them a struggle, that they fight with courage and strength, sometimes every hour of…