Let me hit you with something you probably haven’t heard from your therapist because they’re too busy validating your heartbreak: You didn’t lose your soulmate. You lost your fucking illusion. And I get it — that hurts more. Because the fantasy? It was perfect.It made you feel chosen.It gave your chaos a purpose.It was your [...]
The day I went to prison was one of the most transformative days of my life. This was all a stark contrast to the menacing appearance that a prison has from the outside, the dehumanizing element that the American prison system is infamous for. It was also a stark contrast to who we’ve been programmed [...]
Love hurts is one of the assumptions no one likes, but we all take for granted. But why does love hurt? Why is the one thing that, poetically speaking, has the power to transcend time and space, causing so much pain? Because it’s not love we’re speaking about, it’s attachment. Some people will probably hate [...]
“Look at you, comforting others with the words you wish to hear.” Sometimes, it amazes me how I can give advice to someone even without experiencing their situation. I find myself speaking words of comfort and offering solutions and support. It’s strange how easily these words come to me, as if I have rehearsed them [...]
Love — be it romantic, self, or otherwise — is rascally. A few undiligent weeks, and you can lose yourself, parts of you breaking off in pieces as the sun rises and sets. You can’t go on cruise control, ignoring the shifts, and starting and stopping that the cultivation of love requires. You must be [...]
Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you. 》 John C. Maxwell《 Honestly, I have come to love this quote in so many ways because, for me, it’s empowering to know that the choices I make will determine the outcome of my reality. There have been a few bad decisions [...]
Time will heal. Or perhaps not. I have realized that there are wounds that remain untouched and staying forever in the deepest corners of my heart. The part of my heart I don’t want to acknowledge exists; I bury everything that has caused me pain deep within and refuse to remember. Yet, they leave scars. [...]
Stop pretending like it doesn’t hurt. It hurt, doesn't it? It seems like you’re getting overwhelmed again and need to go back to the starting point. You might have to furrow your brow and clench your hand to hold back the sudden nausea, followed by feelings of guilt because it feels like you can’t finish [...]
Baby, would I still be your lover? I’ve been loved for false versions of myself. In return, I’ve been despised for the things I told people through honesty. But it’s far, far more fulfilling, because it’s tiring, it’s tiring to act like a robot or the friendly-face template that smiles at every single person when [...]
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to you today with a heavy heart, filled with regret and remorse for the pain I have caused you. Please accept my sincerest apologies for my thoughtless actions and the hurt they have inflicted upon you. I understand my actions were careless, and I should [...]
Perfectly Imperfect 