Large chunks of our lives are devoted to what we think we should do, who we think we should be. All the shoulds and coulds can be so very loud and prominent as we learn to navigate self identity.
Tag: Empowered
She Was
No one can show up 100% of the time, there is no such thing as perfection, or of even being the best version of yourself all of the time. To have this expectation placed upon you either externally or internally doesn't show respect for the fact that there are ebbs and flows. If the moon can be allowed to wane and wax, be full or new, so can I.
What Love Looks Like
To be loved by someone who looks at me with pride and amazement, whose hands have an irresistible urge to touch and caress me, whose love is so clear and tangible that I am left with no doubts, and am thus able to live without the fear of rejection, or of not being good enough — because with every look and touch I'm told; You're special, I choose you.
A Lesson
Don't turn those people meant to be in your life to teach you a lesson turn into a lifetime.
Thought Distortion
It is time to commit to asking for what I want, speaking my needs, and drawing clear boundaries while ignoring the distortions caused by fears, insecurities, and the stories that have held me back.
Lessons Through Pain
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.
Practice Patience
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.
Closure and Tomatoes
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.
Sexy
Sexiness. A quality that I have striven to dominate and make my bitch since a boy told me, “Miranda, you’re just cute.” My initial reaction was to think, “I’ll show you!” My fist raised in my mind’s eye in defiance. Why I didn't just accept the compliment of being cute, I’ll never know… perhaps it was… Continue reading Sexy
The Roles We Play
Who has society told you to be, friend? Has it whispered lies to you, forcing you to take a form that isn't quite right, making you feel you're supposed to play a role that isn't meant for you? Have you sawed off the bits of you that don't fit, stuffed the unseemly parts away, and… Continue reading The Roles We Play
