Tag: life

  • Grief and the reality that lies beneath every object you keep

    It’s about 5 years since my mother passed away and to be honest, I thought the grief would lighten once hitting this benchmark, but it actually has become reminiscent to the beginning stages of my grief. When she first passed away there was a recurring dream I had where we would be together talking about…

  • When in doubt, buy the dress.

    When I bought the dress pictured above, I was worried about how it looked on me because it exposed all the things I wanted to keep hidden. The joy of being able to fit into a large was momentarily stunted due to all the other things I wished my body would be. More importantly it…

  • What dreams are made of…

    Someone once told me that if you feel an urgent need to accomplish a goal, that that sense of urgency is conjured from your future self at the finish line of said goal. In other words, your future self is sending you this energy to let you know you are on the right path. And…

  • Why We Put Exceeding Pressure On Vacations

    Recently I have been feeling a lack of inspiration from my life. It’s hard to pinpoint just where I feel it derived from, but it’s definitely there. I sometimes believe it’s from my job because I put so much time, effort, and life into it. More precisely, I put almost all of my energy into…