Tag: history

• The Myth of Improvement

  I’M STILL MENTALLY ILL I realized this week that it’s been a while since I wrote about mental illness. So long, actually, that you might have found yourself wondering: “Is Ashleyne still mentally ill?” Why, yes, in fact! I am still mentally ill. And it’s looking like that will be true for the rest of…

  ashleyne seitz

  August 9, 2024

  General Musings

  anxiety, change, community, depression, growth, history, mental health, mental illness, society

• Too Many Friends

  DO I HAVE TOO MANY FRIENDS? This week, for no good reason whatsoever, I’ve spent a lot of time on Facebook. That’s fairly rare for me; I usually check for notifications and then head somewhere younger and a little more hip, like Instagram or the local plant store. But this week I browsed my “memories,”…

  ashleyne seitz

  July 19, 2024

  General Musings

  change, community, extroverts, friends, growth, history, introverts, social media

• Both And

  

  I am proud to be an American. I am ashamed to be American. It’s both. I am incredibly grateful for my freedom. I am sad that someone paid the price for that freedom. I am glad to be in this beautiful land. I hate that this land was taken from the first Americans. I love…

  ashleyne seitz

  July 5, 2019

  General Musings

  America, history, patriotism, soccer

• Looking Back

  Looking Back: A few thoughts from the last few weeks.

  ashleyne seitz

  November 16, 2018

  General Musings

  church, history, justice, thoughts