Category: social
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My Ocean
I find myself presently reeling with appreciation for a friendship, connection and understanding I’ve found in an incredible soul, who recently shared a sentiment very close to that of my own, from not too long ago. “I’m so far from where I want to be it’s like I’m trying to avoid my destiny. It’s like…
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Searching For Answers
I’ve found the problem with searching for answers is there are no right or wrong answers. I can find a different answer that I solidly believe in, on a periodic basis. Answers to the same questions change at different points in my life. At the end of the day, I’m in the same place, but…
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Why does intensely loving someone cause raging self doubt?
It seems the more intensely we love someone, especially someone new, the more prone we are to experience sense of self-doubt and impending doom. Omg, it’s been 2 hours and they haven’t texted me once! Are they okay? Do they not love me anymore? Are they cheating on me? What did I do? Obviously, relax…
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3 Ways to Open Up To Yourself
While one may claim we’re stuck with ourselves and ask, how could we ever escape? I’ve suggested two methods by which we do escape to ourselves – blocking and masking. Blocking is the act of running from cognitive dissonance or otherwise avoiding any repulsive experience or memory. Masking occurs when we attempt to convince ourselves…
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Perception and Getting To Know Myself
I am presently a bit obsessed with getting to know myself better. An exercise I recommend practicing regularly, since we are constantly experiencing, growing and evolving. Learning about and deepening awareness and understanding of self is imperative to growth and realizing potential. Most pressing of recent personal findings is a need to fix and heal…
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Love and Heartbreak
Having your heart broken is an immensely valuable experience. I appreciate the idea of broken, because it has the immediate connotation of being fixable. My heart didn’t die, it didn’t end, it’s just broken. It will heal. It’s only broken because I over-exerted it. In fact, the extent to which I experience love and experience…