Self-awareness

They may surprise you. — The river trickled peacefully. The birds sang their symphony. I was sitting cross-legged, doing nothing. I came to this silent retreat because I was severely depressed and suicidal. It was my last hope. Yet somehow, despite all that — happiness and peace found me. Every single one of the 7.9…

The first time I fell in love, I cried. — The first time I fell in love, I cried. The thunderstorm that moved across the sky that night raged as I stared at the blades of my ceiling fan, spinning and spinning around. Outside, hot rain met hot cement and created a petrichor that lifted off of the ground. Inside…

I hate it when people confuse education and intelligence. You can have a bachelor’s degree and still be an idiot. — I hate it when people confuse education and intelligence. You can have a bachelor’s degree and still be an idiot. What’s the difference between being educated and being intelligent? Being educated doesn’t necessarily mean your intelligent, when a person is labelled educated it simply means he/she has a strong ability to memorize a great deal of knowledge.

Gosh! How can I turn this effing thing off? Yes, this is me talking to myself and forcing my mind to stop the barrage of thoughts about… — Gosh! How can I turn this effing thing off? Yes, this is me talking to myself and forcing my mind to stop the barrage of thoughts about the future, past, actually every little thing. Can you relate? If you can, then you too have the tendency to overthink everything —…