Official Ana Gibson

This might be a long one guys, BUT IT'S GOOD! Are we obsessed with pretending to be ok when we're not? I think so. Don't take this as facts as I'm only sharing my opinion based off of observation. This is the gospel according to Ana Gibson. Lately, I've been doing some thinking. It dawned on me, seeing the many celebrity deaths and the fact that mental health is so serious and how stress and depression, anxiety, and paranoia is regularly plaguing our society, I can't help but to think that, in some parts, I feel that there is a subconscious obsession with the need of having it all together even if we don't. I fall into the same trap sometimes too, unfortunately. Let me explain. Take for instance, Instagram and Facebook. It's a world full of "Life is Good," "I ain't worried bout nuthin," "#relationshipgoals," feeding into our desire of having it all together. There's a silent obsession wit...

Forgive me, y'all. This one might be a lil long today. Ugly truths are hard to confront and mirrors weren't made to just reflect outer beauty but to show the uglier sides of us too. I want to be honest with you guys right now. Last summer, I found myself in a real funk. This was a few months after I had done my When Hearts Align Concert which, by the way, I had already felt like I failed at it. Add on some other factors like being a stay at home mom (which is a job within itself), a wife, not having any real quality time with my husband, especially the physical part of it, my best friend coming to stay with us for a while (although she was a tremendous help for us), not having any money (and I don't mean joint account money. I mean my own, actually working for it so that I can spend it how I want to, money), feeling a little lost and not sure of myself, constant negative reminders of being a failure (That's what I told myself. I know it's not true), it playe...