Marisa Donnelly
Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.
10 Positive Reminders For When You Feel Like A Stranger In Your Own Skin
We were all strangers once, trying to map out our paths, stumbling around with eyes that couldn’t see and bodies that were unsure. We will all feel like this again—weird, foreign, timid, alone. But these feelings lead to growth, to new beginnings, to a new sense of self. Hold on. You will reach the other side a better person than you were before.
The Woman You Should Really Be With, Won’t Put Up With Your Sh*t
The woman you should really be with will be strong. Strong enough to stand on her two feet, strong enough to stand up for you, and strong enough to stand up to you.
Sweet Girl, You Are Stronger Than You Think
The world will tell you that being an emotional woman is weak, that giving your love away is weak, that letting others in is weak, that you are weak, just because you are a woman. But the world is wrong.
Sometimes You Just Have To Take A Deep Breath, And Slow Down
Sometimes you just have to slow down. You have to take a moment to breathe, to say, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t do that right now,’ or ‘I’ll do that later.’ You have to give yourself the permission to say no, or walk away when you’re in over your head.
Follow Your Passions Instead Of Your Heart (Because In The End, It Leads You To The Same Place)
Love is something you discover when you’re chasing your passions, and too busy falling in love with yourself, with your life, with the things you do, to be looking for it.
8 Poems For When You Feel Lost In This Big World, And Need A Reminder Of Your Strength
And though I am but one,
I am strong.
22 Men On The Most Unexpected Reason They’ve Been Attracted To Someone
“She likes tacos. There’s something about a woman that likes tacos.”
If I’m Being Honest, I Don’t Want Things To Be Easy Between Us
I don’t want an easy love. I don’t want a love that is fake and structured and boring—I want something real, messy, complicated, and passionate.