I believe what truly hinders people, myself included, is the fear of being alone. Not loneliness exactly, but the deeper fear that if we are by ourselves for too long, we might disappear. We might discover something about ourselves we are not ready to face. We might realize we have been performing connection rather than… Continue reading The Fear of Being Alone
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Seeing Past the Grief
Grief is loud in the beginning. It does not enter quietly or politely. It rearranges your entire life without asking for permission, and it refuses to leave when you beg it to. When you lose your mother at a young age, grief does not feel like something you experience. It feels like something that raises… Continue reading Seeing Past the Grief
You Are the Creator of Your Own Reality
This isn’t about pretending life is easy or convincing yourself that everything happens for a reason, because some things happened without your consent and changed you in ways no positive thinking could ever undo. It’s about recognizing that even when you didn’t get the guidance, the protection, or the softness you deserved, you are still… Continue reading You Are the Creator of Your Own Reality
When You Stop Resisting, Everything Flows
There is a quiet moment that happens right before life begins to shift. It does not arrive with noise or spectacle. It arrives as a soft internal release, when you finally stop gripping tightly to what you believe should happen and allow what is meant to happen to unfold. Resistance often feels productive at first.… Continue reading When You Stop Resisting, Everything Flows
They Teach Us That Blood Is Thicker Than Water (But They Never Finish The Sentence)
They teach us that blood is thicker than water. They say it like a rule. Like a warning. Like a leash. But they never tell you the full saying: “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” Meaning the bonds you choose can be stronger than the ones you inherit.… Continue reading They Teach Us That Blood Is Thicker Than Water (But They Never Finish The Sentence)
I Wish Heaven Had Visiting Hours
I wish heaven had visiting hours, so I could sit with you again, hear your voice, soft and steady, feel the comfort of your presence like I used to. I would sit across from you, watch you smile, watch your eyes light up at nothing at all, and remember how the world made sense when… Continue reading I Wish Heaven Had Visiting Hours
Finally Realizing: I Have Nothing to Prove to Anyone
“I am enough simply by being me.” It hits differently when you truly realize it: you don’t owe anyone validation. You don’t need to explain yourself. You don’t need to fit into the boxes, expectations, or judgments that others try to place on you. I’m living for me and me only. Not for applause. Not… Continue reading Finally Realizing: I Have Nothing to Prove to Anyone
70th
She would’ve been 70 today.And it’s strange—how you can ache for someone longer than you ever had them.Stranger still, how they can shape your life from the grave in ways the living never could. I was only nine when she left.Nine.Too young to understand what death really was, too old to forget the sound of… Continue reading 70th
Everything feels heavy
I’ve come to live with a strange paradox: I can have everything success, recognition, things people admire and still feel like I have nothing at all. On the outside, my life might look perfect. People might envy my achievements or the way I carry myself. They see only what I let them see, often a… Continue reading Everything feels heavy
I wish I could’ve saved her
I wish I could’ve saved her sooner, Younger me.The one with big dreams and a soft heart.The one who believed everyone’s wordsExcept her own. I wish I would’ve had faith in little me.The girl who whispered promises in the dark,Vows to escapeVows to growVows to survive. I wish I would’ve listened to little me.She had… Continue reading I wish I could’ve saved her