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On Being Thankful For Those Who Hurt Us
Sometimes, we mistake a teacher for a soulmate. But the most difficult feelings we experience with them, change us for the better.
Read This If You Need To Let Him Go
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On Days I Do Not Love Myself
On days I do not love myself, I wake up feeling afraid of myself. This body sometimes still feels like an intruder in the same home it built.
You Won’t Find A Love That Is Perfect, But You Will Find A Love That Is Real
You will not find a love that is perfect, but you will find a love that reminds you that goodness exists. This love, it will inject honey into the soul of you, it will feel like warmth has cracked within your bones. And you will see how it learns you, and fights for you, and stays to weather the storms by your side. You will be reminded that there is connection in a world that often chooses distance over depth.
I’m Exhausted Of Men Keeping It Casual In Order To Gaslight Women
Darling, Don’t Doubt Yourself Because Of Some Stupid Boy
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Blame Others For Your Lack Of Success
You are not where you want to be simply because you have not worked for it within yourself.
Here Are The Things I’m Not Brave Enough To Say
i don’t give in, but three nights ago i said your name over and over until i could breathe.
5 Ways To Practice Self-Care While At Home
Essentially, whatever it is that brings you a sense of peace can be a great self-care tool.
How To Stream Free Horror Movies On Shudder During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Now Shudder is helping to ease the Coronavirus Cabin Fever by offering a free month of the horror streaming service to fans!
Depression Is Not The Author Of My Story
“This sadness is not a welcome part of my life and it does not belong here next to me.”
The Best Social Distancing Pickup Lines To Use Right Now
He Isn’t ‘The One Who Got Away’, He Just Wasn’t Meant To Stay
Believe me when I say there is no such thing as the one who got away. You just met someone you deeply connected with and it didn’t work out at the end.
20+ Coronavirus Slang Words To Drop In The Coronapocalypse Group Chat
This Is What It’s Like To Have A Loved One With Dementia
You try to see the positives, remember that you are so lucky to know that time is running out, until you flip that coin and realize that you have to watch the sand slowly flow through the hourglass.
A Spotify Playlist For Social Distancing
Remember: We’re all in this together. (But, like, emotionally and spiritually. Not physically. Please, stay away from other humans.)
Being A Work At Home Parent In The Time Of Coronavirus
Guilt is the virus that attacks stay at home parents, work at home parents, and working parents. Guilt is the virus that already lurks in my home, and now Coronavirus is threatening my safe bubble too.
5 Ways To Work Out While Practicing Social Distancing
17 Truckers Discuss How The COVID-19 Epidemic Has Affected Them
“In an overnight frenzy, the whole touring industry came to a halt. ..This is hard. Overnight, mine and thousands of others’ lives fell apart.”
I Found An Old Diary In The Attic I Never Should Have Read
It must have been abandoned by the last owners of the house. Our realtor wouldn’t tell us anything about the couple other than the fact that they had both passed away on the property.
9 Mindfulness Lessons I Learned From Dropping My AirPod Onto The Subway Tracks
If every moment felt as long as the one that sheeny white earpiece began doing slow-motion somersaults through the air on the one-stop service to Headphone Heaven, then I’d be messing with time more than Benjamin Button.
10+ Ways To Slightly Improve Your Life Under Quarantine
Even the smallest little changes can go a long way and help you create positive habits and routine adjustments.
The One Thing Each Zodiac Sign Should Stock Up On To Get Them Through Their Quarantines
When Your Anxiety Makes It Impossible To Focus
You aren’t able to concentrate on the right thing. All of your attention is being dragged in a different direction.
50 Hobbies You Can Master In Two Weeks From The Comfort Of Your Own Home
Tarot cards. If you don’t have access to a set or a way to get a set, you can do Tarot readings with playing cards as well!
You Broke Us, Mom, But We Built Something Beautiful In Your Absence
Hate To Break It To You But They Were Never Your Soulmate
You’re Allowed To Be Disappointed 2020 Isn’t What You Dreamed
You’re allowed to be disappointed about cancelling the date you’ve been excited about for weeks, or the trip you’ve been planning for months, or the wedding you’ve been planning for years.
Life From The Outside
Tonight I’m here. Alone in my apartment. Contemplating the lives of others and the way the lights look. And wondering if I too appear busy enough, happy enough, content enough, loved enough.
Now Is A Good Time To Relearn How To ‘Play’
I don’t need to follow someone else’s plan or have a goal. I don’t have to steer the river.
This Is How Each Zodiac Sign Unknowingly Wrecks Their Relationship
Scorpio: You wreck your relationship because of how tightly you want to control your relationship.
These 8 Little Things Can Help You Stay Mentally Healthy During Coronavirus
In a time where physical illness is at the forefront of everyone’s concern, it’s hard to give yourself permission to worry about mental illness as well.
You Don’t Know Me, But If You Did, This Is What I’d Want You To Know
You don’t know me, but if you did, you would know that my heart was fragile, like glass. And how I hid that weakness even from myself.
The 4 Most Common Types Of Abuse
While connecting with other people who have experienced domestic abuse, it seemed that many of us have something in common. Victims of domestic abuse struggle with identifying themselves as real victims.
Family Is More Than Just Blood Relatives
This Is The Kind Of Love I Hope You Find After Me
When you gaze into her eyes, you’ll know. You won’t question, you won’t push, you won’t be frustrated. It will be so easy, transparent—everything we were not.
How To Be There For Your Loved Ones Suffering From A Mental Illness
Discovering that someone you love is struggling with a mental health condition can be surprising and, quite frankly, unnerving.
If We Met Again, Would Things Be Different?
A Letter To The Man Who Might Have Raped Me
Trigger warning: sexual assault It feels sort of funny to write this, because I know it’s going to be so personal, yet I don’t even know your name. You don’t know mine either.
Believe It Or Not, Self-Quarantining Isn’t The End Of The World
This is the time we can use social media and technology to bring ourselves closer to others who are in the same boat as us.
5 Little Ways You Can Actually Combat Climate Change
You recycle your plastics, sub oat milk in your iced vanilla lattes and turn the water off when you brush your teeth. But unfortunately, your efforts may be in vain.
How To Tell If Your Partner Has An Avoidant Attachment Style
I’ve dated many men with an avoidant attachment style. I’d say their love is, I imagine, equivalent to taking a hit of heroin. You’re on top of the world with it, but the rest of the time, you’re miserable.
I Don’t Want Kids And That’s Okay
If You’re Nervous About Trying Therapy For The First Time, Read This
Therapy—a scary word for some, helpful to others, and a life changing experience nonetheless.
Life After Being Cheated On
You Can Forgive A Toxic Human Without Giving Them Another Shot
Remember, you can forgive a toxic human while still recognizing that you’re better off without them.
You Fooled Me Into Loving You
I will never know if any of it was real or if it was always some sick, twisted game you were playing.
Don’t Slide Into My DMs Like You Never Disappeared
You decided not to talk to me anymore. You decided our ‘relationship’ was over. But you don’t get to decide if it starts again.
