I've never had a good memory and I've never had a huge attachment to places. But if I have a token of a place or a photo of a time, then I'm able to remember the event more clearly. I collect things from important people and places I go and I've become very sentimental. I…
There are three kinds of people. The people who live in the past, the people who live in the present, and the people who live in the future. I don't think many people live in the present. It's very hard to be completely aware of the moment you're in when you have years of junk…
I feel like I have been through so many versions of myself. I was once shy, cold, and moody in high school. I was a push-over and boyfriend obsessed my first half of college. I was reckless and couldn't be caught when I graduated college. And now I am settled, finding new parts of myself,…
I’m a pessimist. Not because I see the world as only bad, even though it seems that way a lot of the time. But I’m a pessimist because I always expect the worst - that way I’m rarely ever disappointed. I don’t like to get my hopes up just to be let down. It’s happened…
No two relationships are exactly the same. But it is possible that similar feelings will bubble up. That falling in love will seem familiar. It's possible that you'll get into the same fights you've gotten in before or feel hurt just like you did before. That doesn't mean your new relationship is exactly like your…
Continue reading ➞ When A New Relationship Reminds You Of An Old One
I once read that 82% of people meet their future spouse before they even turn 16. I tried doing my research on this one to find out where it came from and everything was unconfirmed. This is basically a made up statistic. Yet, it resonated with me and sticks with me to this day -…
Continue reading ➞ You Could Have Met Your Future Spouse Before You Even Turned 16
The world is filled with cynicism and pessimism. The news mostly shows depressing wars abroad or even in our own country. Our generation is consistently put down for not being good enough. Everyone makes the future look so bleak. It's easy to just adopt that attitude. To look at things with a half-empty glass point…
Republished from 5/31/15 In most cases, you are your own worst enemy. Someone who self sabotages knows what they want and have all the means to get it. For instance, they are on their way into a great relationship and actively do something so that relationship never begins. Usually they do this because something in…
Dear 29 year old self, You're probably thinking what I'm thinking now - why 29? Why not my 30 year old self? I think at 30 we'll be ready to face a new chapter and age range. 29 seems like the time I'll be freaking tf out about officially being old. Writing this is really…
My word for 2018 is present because I find myself struggling to be happy in the moments I'm in. I wrote a post a while back asking for advice and a lot of you offered really manageable tips for me to integrate in my life. So here's a few things I am going to try…
