Life will balance back out again and you will go through worse pain and you'll need this experience as absolutely necessary and it will become a part of who you are. So, take a long look and whether you like it or not, figure out who you are as a unique person.
You choose the Imprint you leave. Choose carefully... because X marks that spot that says you were there.
Friend, so much of our ability to remain patient depends upon our ability to practice being hopeful, to believe that in everything there is a reason and that all detours, setbacks, and heartbreaks are - in reality - preparing you for something better.
Relationships are deeply personal. What I do want to point out, though, is that not everyone you cross paths with will be for you or you for them and, just maybe, if we try to think of it similar to a tomato we won't try to force it, explain it, or understand it.
Katerina Plotnikova Friend relationships are difficult. They require work, whether picking up the phone to chat, planning and spending time together, or settling in to have the hard conversations… ...they require effort. Additionally, we all have triggers, pasts, and ‘imperfections.’ The closer you get to someone, my friend, the more likely these things will reveal… Continue reading Face the Bear
Ever since my divorce at 29, after a very short lived three year marriage, I have struggled to find love...not because it hasn't been there, but because I have not felt worthy. When you don't feel worthy of love, and yet you're out on the hunt, it doesn't bode well for your success. What you… Continue reading The Realities We Create
I am someone, not somebody. The distinction is important. This isn’t a grammar lesson, it’s a lesson in how you allow yourself to show up and be in other people’s lives, and what you accept into yours. We as humans crave and desire intimacy, yet it is also one of the most feared aspects of… Continue reading Be Someone
Hungry people make poor shoppers... the same is true when we are hungry for love and approval.
Our hearts, our energy, and our time are valuable commodities. We need to be particular about those people who we let share space in these golden spaces because the people that we invite in become a part of us. When we invite people who are unwilling to meet us equally, we diminish our own worth.… Continue reading Bread Crumbs
There are many ways in which we can let ourselves down. When we say yes, when we'd rather say no. When other people's feelings are placed ahead of our well-being. When we silence our voice out of fear of how we will be perceived. Most importantly, though, we let ourselves down when we fail to… Continue reading Letting Ourselves Down
