A Book Review: The Correspondent
"I want to start by saying I read this book in two days, that is the fastest time I have ever read a book.”
Book Review: Yesteryear
"It shows you how happiness can merely be a still image curated for a post, or directed in video format, when the reality is so dry and lacking of joy it hurts to witness, or to read."
When No One is Watching: who are you?
"It is this deeply etched pursuit of my own goodness. It's in simpler terms the answer to this question, am I a good person?"
A List of Things I Will Do on Vacation to Come Back To me
My nervous system has been put on mute just to cope. So, to shock my body into feeling emotions again and restart my broken heart, I made a list of things I'll do on this trip to actually feel it.
Hello July!
This month I intend to waste 0 days. I want to make it a summer of a lifetime.
Don't let the sinkhole swallow you
I've been trying my best to get out of bed every day and not wallow in my heartbreak.
How do you tell someone disappointing news?
The way people find out really changes the way the news impacts them, think twice before you pick up the phone.
you really don't know what people are going through
what's not easy is to contain the hurt and not let it affect anyone else.
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.