Those words aren’t bitter, they’re just raw. They’re honest. They echo from a place in me that still tries to understand what this day is supposed to feel like. While the world around me blooms with pastel cards and Instagram posts filled with brunches and bouquets, I’m quietly reminded that there’s a hollow space inside… Continue reading Damn, it’s Mother’s Day
Tag: love
My gift is not mine to keep
For the longest time, I thought my gift was something I had to protect. Tuck it away, polish it quietly, and maybe, just maybe—share it with the world when I was ready. But I’ve come to realize something much deeper: My gift is not mine to keep. I wasn’t given clarity so I could sit… Continue reading My gift is not mine to keep
Unwritten by Her, Authored by Me
Losing my mother gave me something I didn’t recognize at first—freedom.It came wrapped in grief, confusion, and years of aching silence. But hidden beneath all of that was an unexpected truth: I now had the space to imagine a life entirely of my own making. There were no expectations to live up to, no map… Continue reading Unwritten by Her, Authored by Me
A Lifetime Without My Best Friend
Sometimes I wonder if losing my mother is the reason I hesitate when it comes to forming close bonds with other women.I’ve gone most of my life without her, my first best friend, my first example of womanhood, my first safe place.And in her absence, I’ve found myself guarded, unsure of how to lean into… Continue reading A Lifetime Without My Best Friend
How My Dog Taught Me What Love Really Is
For a long time, I believed I wasn’t capable of love — or worthy of being loved. Losing my mom at such a young age deeply distorted my understanding of love. Without her to guide me, I never learned what it looked like to give or receive love in a healthy way. So I completely… Continue reading How My Dog Taught Me What Love Really Is
Just Not Home
I can go anywhere I want,Feel the sun on foreign streets,Let the wind call out my name,Chase the dreams my heart repeats. I can cross the open waters,Climb the hills, roam far and wide,Find new places, build new spaces,But not the one where she resides. Home is just a hollow echo,A ghost of laughter left… Continue reading Just Not Home
A Mother’s Love
Something I desire to experience once more in my life. My Mother's love was cut way too short before I got a chance to realize what it was. A Mother's love to me is an unconditional love. A Mother's love to me is a non-judgmental love. Mother's love to me means a love that will… Continue reading A Mother’s Love
Personal Development
Personal Development is a way of growing and self improvement through your skills, personal life and work. All of these aspects help us throughout our lives. Personal development never stops, we continually develop in every stage of our life. Personal development helps us understand our likes and dislikes, separates our strengths from weaknesses and helps… Continue reading Personal Development
Never Enough
Sometimes in life we feel like we are never enough or we don't do enough, and that's a horrible feeling. Even worse for your self worth. I believe all this not enough business starts from childhood. Growing up you probably were told you do things wrong all the time. Or you didn't receive enough recognition… Continue reading Never Enough
Having Faith
To have faith means having a strong connection in Gods will for your life. Yes, most of us feel like we messed up our life in some way, like I personally feel now. But we still have faith everything will turn out better than we expected. Sometimes we feel like we took a wrong turn… Continue reading Having Faith