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.
On Letting Them Go
You pretend that what you feel is love for so long that you trick your mind into thinking it is.
I’d Rather Have A Complicated Life With You, Than An Easy One Without
I don’t care if there are a million and one reasons why our lives might be easier if we weren’t together; I’d take the most complicated, messy life with you over the one without.
I Am Not Afraid To Let You Go
I am not afraid to shed the skin that once was warm with your touch. The familiarity I wore like an extra layer—one, for the longest time, I was too stubborn to take off.
13 Uncomfortable Signs You’re Actually Discovering Your True Self
You question everything.
12 Simple Reminders To Help You Beat The Blues This Holiday Season
You don’t have to be at home or have a ‘home’ to feel the holiday spirit.
Let 2018 Be The Year Your Heart Burns With Passion
Let 2018 be the year you finally burn with passion—for the things you create, the work you do, the relationships you build or fall into.
Sometimes The Greatest Gift Is An Unanswered Prayer
Sometimes the greatest gift is the one God gives us when we’re too busy praying for something else.
27 Signs You’re Actually Killin’ It In Your Twenties
You’ve failed.
31 One-Sentence Affirmations That Will Set You Free
What defines you is what you choose to be defined by.
I Hope You Love The Hell Out Of Yourself, But Always Try To Be Better Than Yesterday
I hope you fill yourself with light, become light, create light. I hope you love yourself with such passion and fierceness, the people around you have no choice but to match.
On Learning That Life Is Okay—That We Will All Be Okay
I will survive. We will all survive.
What ‘Love’ Really Means Because It’s Not Just A Feeling
Love is not just a feeling. It is a choice, a decision, an action, a movement.