Somewhere along the journey, I started drifting. I didn’t notice it at first—these things rarely happen in a loud, obvious way. It’s subtle. Quiet. A small compromise here, a tiny adjustment there, a little dimming of your own light just to fit into spaces that were never meant for you. And before you know it,… Continue reading I Lost my way trying to become something I’m not
Tag: resilience
Breaking Out of Your Shell
There are seasons in life when you suddenly realize you’ve outgrown the version of yourself you’ve been carrying. What once felt familiar starts to feel limiting, and the life you fit into yesterday doesn’t match the person you’re becoming today. Breaking out of your shell isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about becoming someone brave.… Continue reading Breaking Out of Your Shell
Making Time for God
Life has a way of pulling us in every direction at once. There are to-do lists, responsibilities, people who need us, and dreams we’re chasing. In the middle of all that noise, it’s so easy to unintentionally push God to the side—not because we don’t love Him, but because we get caught up in surviving… Continue reading Making Time for God
Don’t Settle in Any Aspect of Your Life
There comes a moment when you look around at your life your relationships, your career, your habits, your dreams, and you realize how easy it is to shrink yourself into places you were never meant to fit. Sometimes settling doesn’t look like giving up. Sometimes it looks like “making do,” convincing yourself that “this is… Continue reading Don’t Settle in Any Aspect of Your Life
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
Dreaming of Mother-Daughter Trips
I often find myself dreaming of mother-daughter trips. Those special moments filled with laughter, adventure, and the simple joy of being together. Trips where stories are shared, hands are held, and memories are made. But for me, those trips never happened. My mom was cremated, and her ashes were scattered into the ocean when I… Continue reading Dreaming of Mother-Daughter Trips
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
Villain Origin
Life is so cruel,sharp as the wind through a child’s torn coat,cold in a way that no one prepares you for.I blink, and the world redraws itself.One less heartbeat.One more ache. Is this my villain origin story?The silent scream behind brave eyes,the scar that doesn’t show but burns all the same.They only see the anger,… Continue reading Villain Origin
I Will Forever Wonder
I will forever wonderWhat it would feel like to be part of a familyThat loves each other without hesitation,Without condition, without cold silencesMasquerading as peace. A family where love isn’t earned by shrinking,By softening your voice, by folding into the cornersAnd hoping someone notices. A family where you don’t have to begFor time, for tenderness,… Continue reading I Will Forever Wonder