Word Mandala
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belonging ≠ possession
Who benefits the most from you not having boundaries?Who is most negatively affected by your setting boundaries?What kind of relationship makes the most sense between you and the people who prefer you to not prioritize your needs? Continue reading
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My Friend Iggy
Them: I’m going insane, does anyone want anything? Me: A purple life and maybe a few satin weekends? Also those 10-millimeter round beads of mornings on a string. I keep my hoard of coupons in the cupboard. None of them may be any good, but take as many as you need. Continue reading
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And just like that, it stopped killing me.
Sometimes expectations can feel like a prison. And in those times what feels at first like disappointment is actually liberation. Continue reading
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The Love that is Comfort X The Love that is Growth
To be clear, I’ve always known that I don’t need anyone’s help to achieve freedom. I can set my own self free any time I choose. But until I met him, I never wanted to. Continue reading
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Story-in-Residence
No, there is no deadline. Years later, I still struggleto call this home sometimes. But in that ache of notbelonging, the muse is awake. Continue reading
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The Place between Conquest and Surrender
I love you best who, when I revealed to you my weakness, used it to save me and better me and not harm me. Continue reading
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You Shine with the Light you Permit
Don’t close the door on yourself. Continue reading
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The Invisible Strings
Just because you didn’t receive the miracle you asked for doesn’t mean a miracle didn’t happen. Continue reading
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Virtuosity is a Scenic Journey
Become better organically. Continue reading
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Return to Sender
The letters the earth wrote all year to the sun now lie on the ground, brittle, haphazard, and as if under a film of tears after too much truth and alcohol. Continue reading