Some Thoughts on Loneliness

Some thoughts I have been considering about the state of being lonely: “Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. An intelligent, sensitive person is […]

Having The Feels

I’m so freaking lonely. I keep trying to tell myself that I should enjoy my own company because I’m an awesome person, and because I’ve historically not been very good at choosing a partner, but sometimes I forget that. Sometimes I want someone else in my life to spend some time with, to have inside jokes […]

A Short Self-Examination

When I was younger, my emotions often got the best of me. At some point, I became tired of crying, and learned to embrace anger, as I saw my dad had done. I hated myself as that person too, but I think anger had its place then – it did help prevent me from becoming […]

What’s Next?

I’ve been working for the same company since I moved to Cincinnati 13 years ago. Sticking it out for so long has been similar in many ways to sticking it out in a relationship. There have been some highs, some lows, and maybe I should have left a long time ago, but certain things have […]

Intro to Year 39

I’ve been lost for a while now. Not lost completely, but I would say that I don’t 100 % know who I am anymore, and I’m struggling to determine what I want to do next. To give a little bit of background, I spent the past 13 years of my life in three long-term relationships, […]