Finding the calm in the chaos
Be wary of people who expect you to change your life for them but don't even hesitate to change their life for you. Be wary of people who mock or belittle your truth yet expect complete understanding of them. Be wary of situations and spaces that require you to make yourself small. Be grateful for… Continue reading Be.
I have just finished reading "Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories" by Shirley Jackson, and something occurred to me. This novel was a collection of published and unpublished short stories that Shirley Jackson's family found and allowed to be published. One thing that stuck out to me was the nature of the situations and common… Continue reading Grow beyond traditions
If you read my posts from two/three years ago, you would notice the expression of a severe personal struggle. I was stuck on the "Why" of what was going on in my life because it was difficult and upsetting to accept reality. Being weighed down by "why" kept me in the past and it kept… Continue reading Manifesting Life
I came across the quote by Epicurus that states, “The greatest fruit of self-sufficiency is freedom.” I understand this to mean that when you have the ability to rely on yourself, meet your own needs, without external help, you achieve a certain level of freedom. I want to first say that everyone needs someone at… Continue reading Finding Freedom
I read somewhere that people assume you're stupid when you're silent. That person may have paraphrased part of Abraham Lincoln's quote, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak a remove all doubt." Everything created in the universe has a logical purpose. Take trees; they lose their leaves every fall, and… Continue reading Speak with Silence
If I could pinpoint one pet peeve I’ve carried my whole life, it would be my displeasure in being portrayed falsely or misrepresented. I have always disliked when someone would lie or assume who I am, what I do/did or how I think/feel. I wouldn’t react per se; I would correct them or defend myself.… Continue reading You are the author of your story
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