And as a female, I grew up believing that my ultimate goal in life was to find my perfect man and start a family with him. Instead of developing my mind with academics and working towards tangible goals to improve myself as a person, I felt insecurities about my weight and appearance constantly.
When I first meet a new person, I like to quickly delve deep into a topic. I honestly could care less what we talk about…
Maybe killing a lion is dangerous and scary, but it can also be a rewarding experience to face your own fear of death. Once you face the fear of death, you can handle anything that happens in life. Once you put yourself in a situation that could spell the end of your life, you finally start living it.
Deeply connecting to another person is a lot like meditation. You must empty your mind of all thoughts that you're holding onto and feelings that…
I fucked up. I fell for the illusion of love for so long that I truly believed this was all I needed in my life…
It's impossible for me to fully express just how much books have changed me as a person. I love reading. It is one of my…
I find it difficult to discern whether a relationship is negative or if I am merely reading too much into things. Over the years I've…
2019 has been a year of immense growth. I learned how to be comfortable with the more unsavory aspects of myself. The parts I’ve been…
I find it difficult to describe exactly how I feel about my own sexuality. My entire life, I knew that I wasn’t entirely straight, but…
One of the saddest aspects of life is the realization that no matter how deeply you may love someone, in a platonic or romantic sense,…
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