PinnedI’m in demand.This era of my life has a couple of different names: “Invite-only,” “Reclaiming my energy”…. Whatever I call it, I had a revelation within the past 24 hours that signifies the purpose of this era. I’ve said multiple times — in writing and verbally to friends — that the purpose…Healing2 min readHealing2 min read
PinnedThe art of missing somethingThe most challenging part of ending something is missing aspects of it afterward. It’s probably pretty obvious from my blog that I am a person who tries to get the most out of life. I am always encouraging others to make more friends, meet more people, et cetera. While I…Breakup6 min readBreakup6 min read
PinnedBetter things are comingFor as long as I can remember, I’ve given a lot of power to the universe. I believe that as long as I am striving to do good for others (while also taking care of myself), the universe will do good for me. I recognize that this belief may exist…Personal Growth3 min readPersonal Growth3 min read
PinnedWhere I’m at right nowComing back from my solo trip to Seattle, I was in a single mindset; I was, without a doubt, breaking up with him. Even if he were to make positive changes, I simply could not allow him to have put me through what he did and not break up with…Manifestation5 min readManifestation5 min read
Jan 10Mother Energy | Renouncing, yet embracing, the mother I was raised to beI don’t want to have a biological kid. And I’ll talk your ear off about this wish of mine and my related desires and beliefs. Yet, I’ll simultaneously be able to pull up my Notes app list of favorite names (which is currently sitting at a whopping 22). It was…Mother Energy6 min readMother Energy6 min read
Jan 3Breaking news: “Closure” doesn’t exist.I have reflected a lot and have made many revelations over the past several months since my breakup. These realizations, I’ve largely made from writing. Whether I make them as I write, or I make them as I listen to music or talk to friends and then write about them…Closure3 min readClosure3 min read
Jan 2He loves me. . . He loves me not. . . He loves me. / My view on marriage & commitmentOur relationship was much like picking petals off of a flower, singing along to this tune that I heard in movies and sang as a child. The first half of our relationship was quite blissful (I now recognize this is somewhat because I falsely justified and/or ignored some things). It…Anti Marriage6 min readAnti Marriage6 min read
Dec 29, 2022Dear, the person who thinks the pain and longing will never get betterDear *fill in your name here*, I’m sitting at a coffee shop right now with no control over what music plays over the loudspeaker. …Breakups1 min readBreakups1 min read
Dec 27, 2022Jessie Reyez’s “I wish I could hurt you back” vs “You should be grateful that I didn’t hurt you back”Jessie Reyez did a video with Genius about her song, “Mutual Friend.” In it, she discusses the difference between a lyric she put in “Figures,” I wish I could hurt you back, and one in “Mutual Friend,” And you should be grateful that I didn’t hurt you back. Over my…Breakups5 min readBreakups5 min read
Dec 26, 2022A Friday Night in DecemberIt’s a Friday night in December Right before Christmas My school is celebrating this December’s graduates tonight My same celebration was on this Friday one year ago He was in my college town with me then, celebrating all of my amazing accomplishments We were staying in yet another Airbnb I…Breakups2 min readBreakups2 min read
