Healthy principles guide you. Rigid principles can imprison you.
Tag: self-reflection
The Sweetest Girl I Ever Knew
Shadow work isn’t about becoming someone new. Sometimes it’s about meeting someone you’ve spent years trying to forget, and realizing she deserved much more compassion than you ever gave her.
Outstanding Balance
I requested $300 from five men I hadn’t spoken to in years. What started as a joke turned into an observation about emotional debt, invisible audiences, and the strange freedom of reconnecting with someone who has no history with your history.
I don’t think a hater could live well.
For years, I thought living well existed somewhere on the other side of success, money, or certainty. Instead, I discovered something simpler: circumstances are not character, and bitterness is heavier than most people realize.
The Keeper of the Chapter
A mystery text message led me down a rabbit hole of old memories, unfinished stories, and one unexpected realization: sometimes the person we’re trying to get over isn’t really a person anymore. They’re a chapter. And chapters are meant to be remembered, not lived in.
When Someone Feels Fated (Right Before Your Life Changes)
A reflection on why certain people feel destined to enter our lives during moments of personal change, and how clarity often arrives after the feeling fades. An essay on timing, perception, and emotional transformation.