Lauren Jarvis-Gibson
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How To Find Yourself After Losing Someone Else
I am not a clean slate anymore. I am not a person without scars or bruises. But I am a person who has overcome loss and has dealt with pain without numbing cream and without a vice.
For Everyone Who Has Been Single For So Long They Feel Completely Unlovable
Your life can be a fairytale without that happy ending. Right now, is the time to just love yourself. And kick ass.
Read This If Your Life Isn’t Going Quite The Way You Expected
We expect that things will be easier than they actually are. We expect that life will work itself out. We expect that we will make the best of everything and will be strong through tough times. But sometimes, you need to break down in order for things to build back up.
This Is The Difference Between A Fleeting Friendship And One That Is Destined To Last Forever
You can’t be loved by everyone in this world, but if you are lucky, you will have a few great friends by your side who will let you know if you have food stuck in your teeth, or that you wore your shirt inside out.
For All Of Us Who Don’t Feel Like Grown-Ups Quite Yet
It’s okay to not feel like an adult even if society tells you that you are one. It’s okay to wish you were still six, and not have a worry in sight.
I Am Still Haunted By You
I remember how much I loved you. And I remember how much you loved me. And I remember the love, the lust, the beginning and the end. How can you look at the memories you’ve had and loved and not feel some sort of ache in your chest? How do you read the letters from someone who once loved you and not feel your stomach drop?
Repeat After Me: Stop. Following. Your. Ex. On. Social. Media.
Block them. On everything. And anything. When you don’t see their pictures pop up everywhere on your newsfeed, you will start to adapt to a life without them.
It Feels Like It Will Never Happen, But You Will Get Over Them
One day you are going to wake up and realize you are over them. One day you aren’t going to be tied down to that person anymore, and you are going to be happy just with yourself.