Mistakes Were Made

I’m not going to lie; it has been a tough couple of weeks. I’ve been trying to focus on the positives lately, but man has it been difficult. I made some mistakes, one of which was pretty out of character for me, and I’ve felt really ashamed of myself throughout this week. I could try […]

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, […]

My Weirdness is My Magic!

“I found my happy place the day I stopped comparing myself to everyone else and just embraced that I’m strange as fuck and oddly out of place and I kind of dig it that way. My weirdness is my magic!” -Brooke Hampton It’s amazing what bearing your soul can do for a person. I’ve done […]

Inner Self-Worth Battles

During a discussion a few days ago, it caught me a bit off guard when someone said to me, “That’s because you know your worth.” I didn’t really respond positively or negatively to it at the time, but I pondered it over throughout the rest of the weekend as I worked a 1,000 piece puzzle. […]

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 […]

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 […]