the garden of my mind

mentally attachedto thoughts and beliefscan't tell if they're my ownor if they've been planted there through years of cultivationmanual laborit wasn't my workbut somewhere along…

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What does “freedom” really mean?

As an American, a common value that comes up time and time again is the concept of freedom. And like most values, the true definition…

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where do they come from?

It's always so strange how creativity comes at such seemingly random times abruptly waking up in the middle of the night because something needs to…

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self-fulfilling prophecy

expecting something to go wrong almost becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when it happens time and time again part of me is almost relieved underneath the…

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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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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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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.