Hello June!!!
What I want more of from June:
Refiring the engine!! Getting out of bed with a vengeance to seize the day!! I'm not letting doomscrolling steal my time.
A Review: If I Had Your Face
Real happiness will only exist once one learns to harvest it from their current circumstances and mine it out of the ordinary days.
The privilege of taking a shower
Scrubbing my skin and sins, the foamy soap dripping over me, washing it all away. I have found solace in taking long, steamy showers.
"I'm a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer"
A thermometer measures the temperature of the room. A thermostat sets it.
Love the Action or Love the Feeling?
Love the Action or Love the Feeling? There’s a HUGE difference.
Hello, May
A monthly exercise of reflecting on your highlights to train your brain to focus on the positive, assess what no longer serves you, and set intentions for what you want more of.
A Review of Sunshine
A Review: Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave
Complicated sibling relationships. Revisiting the past is the only way forward. Messy endings.
“Be Obedient”
I thought academia was a space for curiosity, debate, and growth. Then I was told to be obedient.
A reaffirmation for me & everyone who needs to hear this:
Maybe you need to hear this today.
Post Ramadan Reflections
Ramadan is a soul cleanse. Gently reminding us of the privileges we’ve grown used to.
POV: Loving Someone With Unhealed Trauma
Sometimes I catch glimpses of you, the version I know.
When you laugh.
When we smile at each other off guard.
Or when we reminisce.
Sirens & Silence
Your internal sirens go unheard and your panic unnoticed.
Suffocating with a smile.
A Cautionary Tale: The Past Makes You a Mad Man
Every time we revisit our memories, our brain reconstructs them using fragments of the truth. The more we return to the past, the further our version drifts from reality, until what feels vivid is no longer true.