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Social Isolation Diaries #5

My original plan after graduation was to be a trekking guide in Guatemala for some amount of time over the summer and then figure things…

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Social Isolation Diaries

Like everyone else out there, who has nothing better to do than post memes on social media for entertainment and wait for social isolation to…

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A Love Letter to Myself

I usually like to downplay my own accomplishments. I don't like to admit that I worked really hard for what I have. I don't like…

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The Key to Happiness

In a way, I think that the long years of sadness I endured during my childhood lowered my threshold for what I'd consider to be…

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I Found My Voice Through Writing

I find writing easy. I don't have to really think too much and the words just come out onto the page fluidly and freely. It…

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It’s Time to Stop Chasing Love

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.

Handling Abandonment Issues

I remember the agony of being abandoned, and it still informs a lot of my relationships to this day. This fear is so deep down that I don't even acknowledge it exists the majority of the time.

Being Myself When I Still Don’t Know Who I Am

As much as I’ve tried to change myself for the better, I think that deep down, I am still the same person I was as a child. There is still a core that exists, that may never go away no matter how hard I try.