The biggest life lesson I’ve learned is that to be healed doesn’t mean everything will feel suddenly perfect forever. It’s a misconception I used to punish myself over. Why am I feeling like this again when I was doing so great? Instead, to be healed means; you have better coping mechanisms to deal with the [...]
I haven’t found my true home yet.” When someone says “I’m homesick”, often we assume they are in some foreign land, sighing in desperation: “Oh how I miss the weather, the people, the food, the comfort of my bed…” Then when they return home, guess what? They’re still homesick. I’ve struggled to describe that feeling [...]
Cody Kinzie Everybody! Currently Infesting Ronan Montana
To my broken sense of self Hey. . . I know you’re not doing okay by any means, but I just wanted to let you know that I love you. I know that I don’t say it nearly enough, if ever, even when I know it’s what you need from me. But I just can’t give [...]
"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop." - Rumi. Have you ever felt like you're slowly losing yourself in the chaos of life? That your true self is slipping away as you try to meet the demands of society? It's easy to lose yourself in the [...]
Today, on my daughters 7th birthday, am finally going to admit something that I have never been strong enough to say out loud. I did not wish for a daughter because I never thought I would be good enough for her. Let me explain why. My Mom and I were never very close and I [...]
I wanted to believe that you were more than your lies. Before falling in love with you I knew that you would be a challenge to love. I had heard all of the horror stories but I wanted to believe that you were something more than the rumors people spread about you. I believed in [...]
Yes, you broke me, but you didn't finish me!
I admit it! I gave you all the power over me, thinking that you would love me just like I loved you. I thought that I was everything that you were looking for and that you would finally settle down in my arms. But I was so wrong. And you know what the worst part was? Deep [...]
Whenever you see your girl lately, all you see is doubt in her eyes. So you think she is obviously exaggerating and overreacting. You don’t know what has gotten into her and why she doesn’t trust a word you say. She obviously has strong trust issues and this has been impacting on your relationship in [...]
Perfectly Imperfect 