My entire life, I’ve tried to fit into spaces that quietly rejected me and my thoughts. Friend groups that made me feel different because I had a father instead of a mother — which eventually taught me to stop speaking about my home life altogether. Adults whose judgment and rigid beliefs made me feel small… Continue reading I Kept Shrinking Myself to Be Accepted
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All I Can Do
Regardless of the weight I’ve carried,the quiet aches no one could name,the rooms I learned to survive inbefore I ever learned to live— I am still standinginside a lifesomeone once prayed for. A younger version of me,or someone somewherewith empty hands and heavy hope,would call this abundance—would call this grace. So all I can dois… Continue reading All I Can Do
Getting Unstuck
There comes a quiet, uncomfortable moment when it’s no longer possible to blame circumstance, timing, or other people for staying in the same place. Not because those things didn’t matter—but because they are no longer the deciding factor. Being stuck often doesn’t look like chaos. It looks like familiarity. It looks like staying in environments… Continue reading Getting Unstuck
You’re Tired and I’m Tired; That’s Their Goal
You are tired, and I am tired. This is not just the kind of exhaustion that sleep can fix. It is the kind that lingers in your body, slows your thoughts, and makes even simple things feel heavier than they should. It is the kind of tiredness that convinces you to scroll instead of speak,… Continue reading You’re Tired and I’m Tired; That’s Their Goal
Every Time I Choose, I Got It
I used to wait. Wait to be picked.Wait to be seen.Wait to be validated in ways that felt like permission to exist fully. I was a “choose me” kind of person.The kind that made herself smaller, softer, easier to accept.The kind that performed worth instead of knowing it. Because somewhere along the way, I learned… Continue reading Every Time I Choose, I Got It
I Am the Blueprint
For the longest time, I thought I needed a blueprint. I thought I needed someone to show me how to do this right. I thought I needed guidance, structure, a clear path to follow so I would not make the wrong moves or waste time figuring things out on my own. I believed that somewhere… Continue reading I Am the Blueprint
I Didn’t Have the Luck I Expected, But I’ll Definitely Take the Risk
I used to think life would meet me halfway. That if I worked hard, stayed patient, and did the right things, something would eventually open up for me. I thought there would be a moment where everything aligned, where the timing made sense, where things finally felt… easier. I thought luck would find me in… Continue reading I Didn’t Have the Luck I Expected, But I’ll Definitely Take the Risk
The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It
I keep coming back to this, apparently it’s a lesson that I have to learn: The grass isn’t greener somewhere else.It’s greener where you water it. It’s greener where you decide to stay long enough to care, long enough to be present, long enough to see something through instead of constantly wondering if there’s something… Continue reading The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It
I Was So Busy Filling Everyone Else’s Cup, I Forgot About Mine
I was so busy filling everyone else’s cup, I forgot to check if mine had anything in it. I poured into people because that is what I thought love looked like. I thought care looked like giving, helping, showing up, anticipating needs, softening hard things, and making sure everyone else was okay before I ever… Continue reading I Was So Busy Filling Everyone Else’s Cup, I Forgot About Mine
Only You Can Get You to Where You Need to Be
At some point in life, you realize a truth that can feel both heavy and empowering at the same time: only you can get yourself to where you need to be. No one else can do it for you. People may encourage you. People may give advice. People may even open a door here and… Continue reading Only You Can Get You to Where You Need to Be