Posts by Brooke Nicholls
TW: Life’s A Fight
My generation is many things. Passionate, principled (if we believe in principles at all), ready to buck societal norms to pursue justice, reconciliation, and healing. But are we resilient? Am I resilient? Is that even something we value? Strong enough for the fight Our society, by and large, has rejected hate speech, bullying, and being…
Read MoreI Am Overcome(r)
I love the word overcome because it can mean so many things: You can overcome your circumstances or be overcome with gratitude, love, joy. Or both. Usually both. John 1:5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” and this says so much about how we overcome our circumstances,…
Read MoreWounds of War
Lonely Season All around me, I see wounds of war. My closest friends, my peers, strangers even, sharing openly how they have been mentally harmed and the illnesses that they struggle with. Some people blame the fact that we all use phones and computers. Some blame the breakdown of community and isolation. These are certainly…
Read MoreLife in a Bubble
I love bubbles. Blowing bubbles, popping bubbles, and staying inside my bubble. I like hanging out with the same friends, eating the same foods, watching the same movies, and doing the same things I’ve always done, but that isn’t who I want to be. I’d rather be an adventurer, a risk-taker, an innovator and an…
Read MoreLove and my Calloused Hands
Love and other Dangerous Goods Love isn’t easy. Especially when you don’t feel like loving. I’ve heard it said that Love is not an emotion, it’s a choice, though. Sadly, it’s a choice that I have to actually make, sometimes in spite of emotions. Sometimes in spite of strong emotions: anger, fear, disgust, and sadness.…
Read MoreEasy & Fun
I wish that the fruit of the spirit was something like a personality test. Then I could figure out where I score highest and brag to everyone about how special I am. Plus, when I figured out what my weak points were, I could make excuses – this is just who I am, right? But…
Read MorePerfect is for Other People
Right now, my life verse is John 1:16, “Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given,” or in another translation, says “From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” In the scriptures, there was a first kind of grace given to Adam and Eve. Then another…
Read MoreLeadership Upside-Down
What is Leadership? – Is it an ability some people have that others don’t? Or is it a skill that can be developed over time? I am not the person to answer these questions. All I know are the choices I have to make for myself. I am young, and just starting my career, so…
Read MoreThe Pictures Are Pretty
Last weekend, I went camping solo on the south shore of Lake Nipissing in Ontario. I wanted the time alone to hear my thoughts, explore the province, and take pictures. I quickly learned that 90% percent of my thoughts are actually not thoughts at all, but random songs. But the other, darker thoughts came when…
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