Brianna Wiest
Brianna is the author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, Ceremony, and When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal.
The Best Thing About Being Honest With Yourself
SPONSORED There are so many things we identify with, so many ways we decide who we are based on style that we admire and opinions that are the collective average of the people we surround ourselves with.
How To Love Yourself The Way You’d Love Somebody Else
“A lack of intimacy is not distance from someone else, it is disregard for yourself.”
You’re Not Supposed To Be Happy All The Time: 10 Things We Misunderstand About Emotion
We can relive and re-experience social pain more vividly than we can physical pain.
17 Of The Best Acoustic Covers Of Rap Songs That You Need To Hear Right Now
As an individual who both listens to Yeezus while writing essays about the Universe and seriously capitalizes that word, I feel most qualified to share with you the common ground between poets and prophets like Nelly and 50 Cent and…
Things We Expect Of Others (But Rarely Consider Changing Ourselves)
We expect complete honesty from others, and yet when that ‘honesty’ is something we don’t want to hear, it’s ‘mean,’ and when it’s our turn to tell the truth, we avoid doing so until there’s no other choice.
Why The Things You Can’t Let Go Of Are Meant To Linger
Letting go does not mean you are accepting defeat, or admitting your unworthiness.
17 People From Around The World On What What Happiness Means To Them And Their Culture
Happy is survival. For me and for my country.
16 Things I Want The Love Of My Life To Know
You won’t always come first, but that doesn’t mean you’re not the most important person in my life.
17 People Share The Wisdom They Gathered From Their Most Embarrassing Moments
Everyone has to live through embarrassing moments, some more cringeworthy than others. But it’s not the moments themselves that matter in the end, it’s the wisdom we gain from having to go through them.
20 Quotes From The Greatest Love Letters Of The 20th Century
I don’t ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere inside of me there will always be the person I am tonight.
We Are Born In One Day. We Die In One Day. We Meet The Loves Of Our Lives In One Day. Never Underestimate A Day.
No feeling is final, but each moment is.
17 Guys Reveal The Little Things Girls Do That Make Them Melt
She doesn’t do it a lot, but when she insists on reading something out loud to me. It’s cute.
Why We Hold On Tightest To The Things That Aren’t Meant For Us
I think we hold on tightest to the things that aren’t meant for us because at some level, we know they aren’t really ours. We’re always seeking the love we know we don’t have. We’re always trying to prove the things that are not entirely self-evident.
30 Compliments I’m Going To Give My Daughter (That Will Have Nothing To Do With How She Looks)
The next time you see someone greeting a little girl, pay attention to what they say to her.
What People Who Have Lost Love Know
The people who have lost love know that someone else’s love isn’t yours to lose.
12 Reasons Women Who Put Themselves First Are Happier (And More Successful)
You teach people how to treat you by how you treat yourself.
16 Things You Realize When You Travel While You’re Young
How much harder you make things in your head.
15 Common Qualities Of People Who Don’t Realize They’re Unhappy With Themselves
They keep going back to the things that hurt them and the people who don’t want them. Even if it’s subconscious, they try to prove that they are worthy — even for just a second, even if only on the surface.
