“I Love You,” and Beyond Love languages. You may have come across this concept before. Love is complex, but expressing love has become somewhat simplified in popular culture. Love is all about the first kiss, the moment of truth. “I love you.” Without it, it can feel as if your love isn’t true. That you …
Misery is, indeed, miserable company, as I read somewhere. The thought stayed with me for days after. Misery is miserable company. Huh. I cannot deny that, and yet she isn’t always this way. Not with me. She whispered to me, “Nobody will ever understand you like I understand you. Nobody will ever love you as …
I lie on the ground, staring at the open sky. Until I see a sharp light flash across the darkness. A shooting star. How often have I heard someone talking about a hoped for unicorn? More than I can speak on. It’s usually not a bisexual woman into couples, however, but something far rarer. If …
Another day, another thought. Am reading one of those stupid, poison-ridden Reddit dramas. This one about a woman mad that her newly wed husband chose to spend Thanksgiving with his mother over her. I agree with her that it sucks. She doesn’t get along with her MIL, and now she loses her husband for the …
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Letting go is hard. As a self acknowledged hoarder, I understand this. I’m currently staring down two piles of…well, I’m not really sure what. But I told myself I’m not putting this one back in storage. I’m going to address each and every item.; and either put it in its “place” (and, no, back in …
Jealousy: a word that provokes a tidal wave of emotion Some people will say that jealousy isn’t “real,” but typically what they mean by that is that jealousy is not a thing in and of itself, but a sign of something else. Jealousy is a manifestation of insecurity, fear, anger, etc. What they don’t always …
There’s a story about the North Wind, the Sun, and a Man in a Coat. The man is the object which the Cloud and Sun are attempting to manipulate the Man to remove his Coat. The North Wind blows and blows but the Man only pulls his Coat closer round himself. The Sun gently smiles …
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Ah, honesty! We speak of honesty and authenticity as this beautiful, wonderful, desired thing. Which it is to many. It can be utterly freeing to drop the facade and be one’s “true” self (after all, our selves may change, and we may not have “one true self”). But it can also be terrifying. Honesty can …
what does she want, you ask? She wants to be SEEN, and she wants to be LOVED for everything inside of her. She wants to be SAFE. She wants to feel DESIRED. ….it is what we all want. The essentials. Regardless of sex, gender, identity. Give that to a person, and they will be yours …
Greed is normal, jealousy is normal. But what does “normal” even mean? Is it what is common? What is natural? What is right? I go to a doctor, I say I’m feeling “normal” today. My chronic pain is “normal.” That, of course, differs from those with lesser or greater chronic pain. It is, however, normal …