Make it light. Make it a joke. They won’t take it seriously. Or, so you think? I coin myself as intuitive. Someone who can read others’ emotions. Read between the lines of their shared thoughts. Notice shifts in behaviors and facial expressions. I also hate (sometimes) that I am an empath and take on others’ […]
MoreAnd it’s my fault. So, where do we go from here? Straight to hell? This isn’t new. I knew this long before he was even my boyfriend. I was naive about the role I played in it too. Honestly, I convinced myself that I had no control in this, but I do. At least control […]
MoreNo one really talks about how someone’s existence can be a trigger for you. How you always feel like there’s impending doom when the person is around. When words leave their mouth. When their eyes settle on you. It is unfortunate how after years and years, new relationships, intentional distance, and what may or may […]
MoreTo be honest, External validation has been the guiding force behind my decision making, and quite frankly, I’m tired of it. I allow people to hype me up or tear me down, giving no thought to what I truly want and need. It’s a miserable reality. Can’t say what I want. Express how I truly […]
MoreWhen I think of you, There’s something inspiring about being by your side. You expose me to all possibilities, whether or not they are tough to get. Your smile radiates my kneecaps and helps me to forget everything bad because you value my happiness and remind me every day of what I deserve. You work […]
MoreWhile Alexandra Elle speaks gently to me (*cough* as I listen to her audiobook *cough*), I find myself here again. Where’s here, you ask? In friendship purgatory. The room I can’t seem to leave. As a matter of fact, the purchase of this book was my first step to working my way up outta here. […]
MoreI have had nothing but time to think about all of the relationships I have had in my life. Platonic. Romantic. Current. And, I’ve come to a conclusion. I am suffering from this never-ending feeling of solitude. Relationships feel so one-sided; so incomplete. So much so that I feel like I genuinely exist in my […]
MoreHe didn’t hold a place in my heart as Aaron* and Ezra* did, but he was a key component to my young-adult life crisis. He was the man with whom I had my first, and probably last, one night stand with. He was the man who got the goodies without a date, without a bond, […]
MoreWhen is the right time to speak up? How do you determine that it is fair for you to share your thoughts? Will it matter if it’s well received? This past year has been too much, friends. I honestly don’t know where to start. Well, one, the level of dissatisfaction I have in my life […]
MoreSo. My manager has concluded that I am hard on myself and don’t believe that I can do “it.” She finds that I don’t feel that letting things go and moving forward is within the locus of my control. Well. That’s true. Except, It has nothing to do with my current career. Will I admit […]
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