by John Graybill | Oct 29, 1999 | Journal
10-29-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years Old. I find myself at the bars every Friday and Saturday night thinking about where my life is going. As I look around at all the people at the bar, I can’t help but think they are living the average life. These...
by John Graybill | Aug 16, 1999 | Journal
8-16-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years Old. I’ve decided to take an additional semester off to get myself together. School became mundane for me and I didn’t enjoy life passing me by. It was as if my life were on repeat with the same old boring song...
by John Graybill | Jul 28, 1999 | Journal
7-28-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years old. We were doing exceptionally well and moving very fast together. I was becoming more comfortable with having her around me and began expressing myself more to her. Past disastrous relationships faded away when in her...
by John Graybill | Jul 14, 1999 | Journal
7-14-99. The Other Way Journal. 22 Years Old. There is a part of me which leads me to believe this encounter will not manifest into the relationship I envisioned. The part of me I speak about is in the gut. I really would like to love again and yet sometimes when...
by John Graybill | Jul 7, 1999 | Journal
7-7-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 Years Old. With each conversation on the phone and in person we seem to hit it off. The makings of a possible relationship have, in my mind, been established and now all that remains is time together. Today we both decided to...
by John Graybill | Jul 5, 1999 | Journal
7-5-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 Years old. Every time I am around her I experience that feeling in my stomach. The words escape my lips when I look at her. My heart increases its pace and thoughts race on the possibilities of dating her. I’ve built her up...
by John Graybill | Jul 4, 1999 | Journal
7-4-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 years old. Finally, I have allowed God to open my eyes. For the longest time I was afraid to get involved with a woman because I felt I wasn’t good enough and I didn’t want her to be afraid of me possibly being...
by John Graybill | May 12, 1999 | Journal
5-12-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 Years old. I’m standing at a bar with some of my friends and the thought ‘what am I doing with my life’ came across my mind. A few of my friends are accomplishing what they set out on 4 years ago when they...
by John Graybill | Apr 28, 1999 | Journal
4-28-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 years old. I received a call today from a friend of mine who informed me of an accident he had witnessed. His neighbor, Brian, an 11 year old boy was struck and killed by a car while roller bladding. I immediately felt sadness...
by John Graybill | Feb 12, 1999 | Journal
2-12-99. The Other Way Journal. 21 years old. Well finally I did what I have been thinking about for a year and a half. I took this semester off. This was a decision I felt inside myself that needed to be done. The decision to leave school for this semester was...
