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22 Tips To Have a More Satisfied Life
I’ve devoted the last two years building a life that I’m proud of. I’ve spent so much time and energy investing in myself, letting go of what’s not right for me – even when it’s hard, and improving on relationships with positive people around me. In these last two years, I’ve learned a lot, and here’s the advice I’d give myself if I could go back in time before my whole journey began.
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Not Everything is an Ending Sometimes it’s a Beginning
The human brain loves an ending, that’s why when something ends abruptly we tend to analyze it over and over again trying to make sense of the situation that only has a middle. Those memories stick out so sharply in our brains while the others that concluded fade into the background. I’ve spent a lot of time in this last year and a half trying to make sense of situations that ended in the middle of their story. Many times, I ended them myself, uprooting and rearranging my life as I’ve shared so many times before. Other times people ended them for me, in relationships; situationships; and friendships. A friend…
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I’m Moving (again)!
months; from the friends I’ve made; from the home I know; from the small community I’ve built around myself.
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Why is it Single People are Always Told They Need to Love Themselves?
Dating is hard. Dating is even harder when you have self-worth and high standards. And by no means should you lower those standards either. We already love ourselves; it’d be impossible to date in these circumstances if we didn’t - believe me it’s rough out there.
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Somethings Take Time to Digest
I feel like I’ve amped up this journey for myself to the point where I expected this huge change to transform me completely. However, I’ve settled back into old routines and life feels exactly the way it did when I lived in Chicago.
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It’s Time to Celebrate the Beginnings
I've had a lot of silent battles I’ve been hurdling these last few months. I’ve wiped my own tears and comforted myself in dark moments. I lost and gained and lived through so many different highs and lows throughout this journey. I built and layered the skin that lays across my bones to be tough and brave and humble.
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Month Three – It’s About Following Your Intuition
Moving here has been the bravest most challenging thing I’ve done for myself. I walked into a new life not knowing the friends I would meet or the roots I would plant here but I went anyways into the unknown. A type of courage, a type of pain. There is still so much to discover and still parts of me to understand completely. Yet, I know now I’ll be just fine with whatever is thrown my way because I move intuitively.
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One Step Forward Two Steps Back – The Dance of Life
It’s unfair to compare an old life to a new one, but that’s what I keep doing this week. I look back on photos and memories that are just that and I wonder if I made a mistake. I’ve made new friends and memories in this new life too, but they hold a different weight. I had my first big cry, the other day, since moving here 3 weeks ago, but instead of looking at it as a sign of weakness I try to remind myself it’s a sign of change. My heart is healing, my doors are opening, my world is expanding, and these are growing pains.
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The First Step into My New Life: Saying Goodbye
The last few days, I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by so many people I love. Friendships have been toasted and hugs lasted a little longer, because I’ve officially decided to say goodbye. I am saying goodbye to so many comfort zones, places, and people – and to be honest it scares the hell out of me. Change requires a lot of acceptance. It’s accepting that I’ll no longer be able to be a part of some parties or memories. It’s knowing I won’t know all the new people my friends meet, and there will be adventures a part and birthdays missed. It’s accepting a new life and that…
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The Longest Lesson
You see, nobody prepares you for the moment you have to break your own heart. The times when your intuition pulls you one way and love pulls you another. No one tells you the direction to go in or lets you in on which will hurt less. So, here’s the secret from the girl who’s living it. They are both going to sting like hell, but darling trust your gut.