Finding Happiness

Or better yet, embrace them. As humans, we will never be perfect beings. To me, this is a great thing. It makes life diverse and beautiful and challenging. It also makes it pointless to constantly compare ourselves to others. It makes more sense to take an honest assessment of ourselves, our strengths and our limitations, […]

Validation

I’ve mentioned previously that in my past, I was quite independent. I enjoyed being single, doing things on my own, and I didn’t worry as much about how things would end up for me, at least not the way I do now. I think having three failed relationships in the past 13 years, rocked me […]

I Will Not Retreat!

Sometimes I find it difficult not to question if there is something wrong with me, but I think the more I strive toward self-acceptance, the easier it becomes to distinguish between the times when I have actually failed and the times when I have done my best, even if things haven’t gone the way I […]

Fake Strong

Today I’m feeling fake strong. While I know I’m not where I need to be, for today at least, I feel like I can handle what comes my way. I’m not a perfect person, but I honestly wouldn’t want to be. I am of the mindset that our quirks and flaws make us. That’s not […]

Balance

“Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.” -Jessye Norman I’ve got to keep reminding myself that all I can do is be a good friend and a good person, and it’s up to the other people I encounter to meet […]

Tuesday Thoughts

I feel good today. I made myself workout this morning, even though getting up early was super hard, and I had time for a nice breakfast, which is always preferable. I also had an enjoyable weekend. I mean, how could you be upset when you get to spend some quality time with this guy? (BTW, […]

Random Thoughts

I need to find something that makes me feel alive again. I feel as if most of my life in the past few months, or possibly years, has not been moving toward anything of real meaning. My days just kind of go on to the next and the next, but I’m not finding any real […]

Working Out

I had the most boring, unproductive day Sunday, but it allowed me to catch up on a lot of sleep, which in turn allowed me to start my week off with a nice, 6 a.m. workout. I kept that up Tuesday and Today, and also got a lot of good walking in at King’s Island […]

The Struggle Is Real

Today has been a struggle, but I’m trying to stay strong and remember that tomorrow and the next day will be different. Someday, I will have to learn to stop battling myself because the world can be tough enough without me being my own worst enemy too. Onward!

My Precious

I find myself vacillating between wanting to open my heart to people and wanting to retreat inside of myself and protect it like it’s something precious. My precious… The latter is what I have historically done, but I’m reconsidering whether that has really served me. I’ve been looking back on my life recently, and when […]