And This Too Shall Pass

Life will keep moving forward. It will not wait for you to realize what’s happening around you or for you to embrace change.
Life will keep moving forward. It will not wait for you to realize what’s happening around you or for you to embrace change.
We don’t want to settle for a life where we aren’t our best and we aren’t getting our best.
Light non-sexual touching. Light hand on the thigh while riding in the car. Brushing your hand over the small of their back when passing behind. Drawing your fingers over their skin affectionately when sitting together.
I’m also here to tell you that despite how broken you feel and despite how hard it is to be in the world today, you are not going to feel this way forever.
Outgrowing certain people and activities can be one of the most bittersweet signs of personal growth.
When you love someone, you make mistakes together. You take steps backward together. You recover together. You fumble through the world together.
Sometimes I let my roots grow long. Sometimes I let my nails get chipped. Sometimes I run on coffee instead of sleep. Sometimes I forget to put effort into myself because I am busy worrying about everyone else.
Everyone keeps telling me to forgive you. They tell me it will help in the healing process. They tell me it will lift a weight off my shoulders. They tell me it’s the right thing to do.
Just because you’re with someone who treats you well doesn’t mean you’re with the right person. Just because nothing is technically wrong doesn’t mean everything is going well.
I can’t say I know the whole story of how you got here or what caused you to fall.
Truth be told, I consider myself to be a firm believer in this statement—an advocate, even.
Read this to know who to date if you want someone to balance you out, if you want someone to challenge you, or if you want someone who makes you feel understood.
Have you ever felt like you needed to get something off your chest, have that last word, or say your peace?
There’s something so therapeutic about watching someone grow past their insecurities through the love and empathy of five total strangers who swoop into their lives to tell them that yes, you are good enough. Maybe it’s because, deep down, we all wish we could do the same.