I lost my mind the other day,It ran off fast, got in the way.Got stuck in thoughts that led nowhere,In worries hanging in the air. It dug up things best left behind,Played old mistakes on loop, rewind.Spun what-ifs out till I felt small,Like I had no control at all. For days I let it pull me in,A spinning wheel beneath my skin.Till something snapped—I took a stand,And grabbed my mind with both my hands. Turned down the noise, stepped into light,Pulled myself back into the fight.Because the mind will slip, it’s true,But I decide what it …
What If Everything You’re Chasing Isn’t What You Really Want?
For years, I believed I was making conscious choices. I had designed an intentional life—one that didn’t follow traditional expectations. I wasn’t stuck in a job I hated, I didn’t live by rules I hadn’t chosen, and I wasn’t mindlessly following the script handed down to me. Then, cracks started to show. Not through dramatic life events, but in subtle, insidious ways. A book that shifted my worldview. A conversation that gnawed at me long after it ended. A hobby I assumed I’d fail at—only to discover I wasn’t just good at it, I loved …
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The Gift of Hitting Rock Bottom
Nobody asks for suffering. Nobody wakes up thinking, You know what would make today interesting? A complete emotional collapse. And yet, life doesn’t exactly wait for permission. One day, you’re fine. The next, you’re staring at the wreckage of everything you thought was solid. And then come the well-meaning advice givers. Everything happens for a reason. Time heals all wounds. Stay positive. The verbal equivalent of slapping a Band-Aid on a bullet hole. If I had to endure pain, I decided I wouldn’t let it be pointless. If life was going …
The More You Hold On, The Faster They Run
I was in a coffee shop once, watching a couple at the next table. The woman was leaning in, her eyes wide, her voice laced with urgency. The man? He was nodding, but his body was subtly pulling away. You see this all the time—a dynamic where one person is holding on a little too tightly while the other is instinctively stepping back. It’s not because they don’t care. It’s because something about neediness makes people retreat. That moment stuck with me. Because for the longest time, I didn’t get it. I thought connection meant proving you …
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The Art of Letting Go
Some people find it nearly impossible to give up on others. They hold on through disappointment, mistreatment, even outright neglect—because, deep down, the idea of walking away feels unnatural. Almost wrong. It took years to understand why. A child doesn’t get to decide who stays or leaves. A seven-year-old with a distant mother or an unpredictable father doesn’t think, “This relationship is unhealthy for me.” They adjust. They learn to wait for warmth, to decode mixed signals, to justify the absence of kindness. They convince themselves …
The Ache of Being Misunderstood
I’ve spent an unreasonable amount of time wishing someone would truly understand me. Not just the surface-level stuff—likes, dislikes, pet peeves—but the real, messy, layered parts. The contradictions, the hidden wounds, the tangled thoughts that even I struggle to sort through. And for a while, I believed that if I could just explain myself better, if I could find the right words, the right person, the right moment—then someone would finally see me for who I am. Completely. Without distortion. Without misinterpretation. Without me having to …