It has now been over a year since we have put my father to rest. What a year it has been. In every single aspect, as a family, our lives have changed. It takes time to get used to that change. It takes hardships to understand the beauty in life around us even during times […]
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“Even though death has torn us apart, your love lives forever inside of my heart” – C.A. Martine 365 days. How? Waking up this morning, my daily routine has pretty much stayed the same. Except that he’s not here. I can’t wrap my brain around the fact that one whole year has passed since we […]
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I’ve been mustering up the courage to write this post. I didn’t even know where to begin. I have not been myself. I have been in a state of limbo. I’ve known for a while, but I pushed it aside. Until I crashed. A tidal wave of emotions hit me two days ago as I […]
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In honour of my recent 26th birthday, I’ve compiled a list of the lessons I learned the hard way throughout the years. Most of them are common knowledge, or cliché but I personally will be printing this list out and keeping it in my workspace as a daily reminder of how far I’ve actually come. […]
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Surrender to the events that you can’t control. Traumatic and depressing things have happened in the last year of your life. Could you have done anything differently for a better outcome? No. Did you make the most of every opportunity – every gifted minute that took place before losing a piece of your heart? Yes. […]
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Legit, right now – let go of it. You might just find that your chaos may simmer down. 1. Comparisons I am the first person to crumble into a million pieces when comparison creeps in. I always need that little reminder to keep consistency and focus on my own path. Your path is your own […]
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If you haven’t been keeping up – I’m in Croatia. After four days of paperwork, urgencies, tests, anxiety and planning, my mother and I landed in Croatia on Tuesday. Within a few hours of landing, we went to see my grandmother, whose health rapidly deteriorated in a matter of hours. We made it on time. […]
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You will never “get over” the loss of a loved one. You simply – learn to live with it. Rebuilding yourself around the loss. You will never be what you were before the loss. Nor should you want to be. I can guarantee that the loss of your loved one brought you to where you […]
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If we look carefully we can see that the earth is in a constant state of change. From the leaves on trees that change each season to the clouds that shift shapes above us. Remember that change is inevitable. We change. We learn and painfully grow into a person that has witnessed change all around […]
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In my latest post, I wrote about a specific writing prompt that consistently holds me accountable for my own actions and decisions in life. I spoke about a turning point that happened a few years ago that just kind of woke me up from this state of what I thought was happiness. It essentially allowed […]
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