When I Didn’t Want To Be Rescued

I’ve started plenty of things that I never finished. I’ve quit jobs. I’ve prematurely shared my grandiose ideas with others, because it sounded better than “I actually have no idea.” I’ve made decisions quickly and changed my mind at double the speed. I would see others who stayed – in jobs, in relationships, in cities. […]

Where I am

I am 30 and some months. I am unmarried, un-partnered, un-mortgaged, without child. I am living back with my parents. I own very little of anything. I am dealing with my anxieties – of being unmarried, un-partnered, un-mortgaged, without child. of living back with my parents. of owning very little of anything. But, I am […]

How I’ve Managed My Heartbreak

Post long term relationship breakdown aka a knife to the gut, I’ve been asked how I managed it all. In the relationship, I became reliant. As much as I was empowered, independent, I began to grow increasingly dependent and happily so. The relationship was my safety net, my comfort, a beautifully convenient distraction from the […]

Sometimes you grow together, other times you grow apart. Every time – you will grow.

When I Was More Than Enough

I’ve officially marked two weeks of my sabbatical. Initially, I felt as though I spent most of the days thinking a lot and doing very little. I said I was in the ‘ideation’ phase so thinking was part of the process. But then I thought, and thought and overthought and then started overthinking about how much I was […]

When She Looked

She saw the universe, in her own eyes.

When I Was Proud

This year, you could have abandoned, or surrendered and accepted defeat. But, you stayed, you fought, determined to learn acceptance itself. Dear Self, I know I don’t say it nearly enough – but this year I am proud, so incredibly proud of you.

When It Had To Be Written

I’d always thought myself a writer. But in recent years, I’d barely put pen to paper. Then, an epiphany arrived when I received some sage advice from a friend. She said to me, “write, writer!” I decided in that moment that my writing didn’t have to be perfect, it just had to be written.

To My Imperfect Self

You’ve lost your way, made mistakes. Now, you’re finding your way, learning, even as you falter. And you will falter. You’ve hurt, and you’ve been hurt. Now, you’ve been making amends, and you’re learning to heal. And you will heal. Oh Self, you are so far from perfect – But to me, you are the closest to […]

I’m Investing

I don’t have the means to invest in money, just yet. What I do have, is time. Now, every spare moment I will spend, investing – In my body my mind my soul and my relationships. This is how I will build my riches.