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
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25
25 years without you.A lifetime with you in me. Somehow, both are true at the same time. There are days when 25 years feels impossible—like I’ve lived more of my life without youthan I ever got to with you. A whole childhood.A whole becoming.Versions of me you never got to meet. And I think about… Continue reading 25
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
Act
Ideas do not visit us by accident. Sometimes they arrive quietly, like a whisper that slips into your thoughts while you are washing dishes, walking down the street, or lying awake at night. Other times they come with urgency, like a sudden knowing that something needs to be done, something needs to begin. And in… Continue reading Act
Who I Could Have Been If I Was Loved Correctly
Sometimes I think about who I could have been if I had been loved correctly. If the love around me had been consistent. If it had been attentive. If it had known how to hold me without confusing me. I wonder what parts of me would have developed sooner. I wonder if I would have… Continue reading Who I Could Have Been If I Was Loved Correctly
The Fear of Being Alone
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
God Won’t Take Away and Not Replace With Better
There is a particular kind of heartbreak that comes when something is removed from your life without your permission. It might be a relationship you thought would last, an opportunity you worked hard for, a friendship you trusted, or even a version of yourself that felt secure and familiar. In those moments, it can feel… Continue reading God Won’t Take Away and Not Replace With Better
Life Hack: The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It
There is a quiet belief many of us carry that somewhere else must be better than here. We convince ourselves that another job, another relationship, another city, or even another version of ourselves would finally make everything feel lighter and more aligned. We scroll through other people’s lives and assume their grass is greener simply… Continue reading Life Hack: The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It