I have a habit of downplaying myself because my life doesn’t look the way I dreamed it would. I haven’t exhaled yet. I keep feeling like I should have a certain loving relationship with my family like the one I had imagined in my mind. The older I got, the pain of “what isn’t” intensified….
Tag: self-compassion
Decluttering the Mind
I went on an apology spree because this part of the Lord’s Prayer had backfired, “Forgive us of our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us”. I realized I had unhealthily been blocking myself from moving on by holding grudges. I remember leaving my friendship with my best friend from high school in…
Putting Me First
I have reached a fork in the road. One where I could continue on the road I am on, or take the other road and follow my dreams. My dreams seem impossible. They seem far and damn near impossible. When I close my eyes to go to sleep, I can feel my dreams come alive…
