Finding Gratitude in the Midst of Chaos

I’ve been practicing gratitude regularly since I was in my late teens. I have a gratitude journal that I write in weekly, and this practice has aided me in finding peace of mind. Practicing gratitude can shift your mindset when you’re in a dark place. Even with the storm I’m currently enduring, I’m reminded that […]

Trusting the Flow of Your Life

Flow – The action or fact of moving along in a steady continuous stream; a steady continuous stream of something. If you read my previous blog post, you know that life has been lifing these past few months. Things are finally beginning to align with the life I envision for myself. After some time spent […]

How to Find Joy in Solitude

Before the end of 2020, I struggled with being alone. I spent most of my life jumping in and out of relationships and even when I wasn’t in a relationship, I felt the need to keep someone around me. The thought of being alone terrified me. I now know this was because I didn’t like […]

A Journey to Self-Love

I don’t love myself. Hell, most days I don’t even like myself. Growing up I struggled with low self-esteem and at one point I had a deep hatred for myself. If you’d asked me back then how I described myself, words like hideous, fat, devil, monster, and idiot came to mind. I couldn’t even look […]

Surviving 2019

It’s the end of 2019 and with the new year quickly approaching I’ve been spending time reflecting. I’ve been thinking about all of my accomplishments from this year. There’s one that stands out more than all the others; I survived. Since 2012 I’ve had at least one suicide attempt each year. 2019 was the first […]