Come Hel(ene) and High Water

Samantha Schell Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity , , , , , 3

Hurricane Helene just tore through the country, leaving whole towns and counties completely devastated in its wake. As a resident of North Carolina, I have personally seen the effects that Helene has had on the western part of the state, mainly with Asheville and Buncombe County and the surrounding mountainous terrain. Helene rampaged through Florida, […]

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Hot & Fresh Out the Kitchen

Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Perseverance, self confidence, Teaching , , , , , , , , 8

At what point do people looks past the money, the power, and the accolades in order to hold people accountable? Corruption exists everywhere, and boy, can it be daunting to be the sole person trying to point out that someone needs to be held liable for their actions. It’s unpopular to deviate from the crowd, […]

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Curse the Media

Samantha Schell Friendship, mental health, Perseverance, Teaching , , , , , , , 4

Everything is so negative in the media these days it’s a wonder anyone can maintain any sort of relationship, let alone have any semblance of intellectual discourse. In fact, some people have made their agendas and ideals their whole personality, that you can’t remember the last time they posted something on social media not related […]

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Per Aspera Ad Astra

Samantha Schell BJJ, Family, Friendship, love, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance , , , , ,

The other evening, I posted a somewhat cryptic Facebook status about not owning a Jiu Jitsu gym if you’re an empath, because your heart will break every time that someone leaves. I was just in my feelings temporarily, not really thinking about one specific instance, and decided to vent online (I don’t know why, is […]

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Cause I’d Rather Feel Pain Than Nothing at All

Samantha Schell Adaptation, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity , , , 2

What happens when the pain just gets to be too much? Emotional, physical, whichever. It all hurts. Pain is such a universally relatable experience; something each person on planet earth understands. What we don’t always understand, however, are certain types of pain or how each person processes pain differently. Everyone assesses levels of pain uniquely, […]

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Unbothered

Samantha Schell Adaptation, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity , , , , , 1

I’ve never been super crazy about New Year’s resolutions, because I feel like it puts too much pressure and strictness to adhere to a certain timeline. Instead, I have always been in favor of choosing a simple word or phrase and specifying certain goals for the year, some exceptionally doable and others a bit more […]

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Obladi, Oblada, Life Goes On Brah

Samantha Schell Family, Friendship, love, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity , , , , , , 2

Sometimes those who’ve had a less fortunate experience in social settings such as in school or clubs/teams amongst their peers, harbor so much ill will and resentment toward others who have been more successful in those situations. Maybe because they themselves struggled at one point making friends or ever felt ostracized in anyway way, feel […]

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