Sacred Rose Dear Blossoming Soul, I’m used to rushing.To planning.To being the one who does it all. Because if I don’t do it, no one else will. I need to care for my body, my mind, my soul.Get enough sleep. Spend time with my friends. Take care of my family. Sometimes it feels like there… Continue reading Day 3: Waning Gibbous in Virgo
Sacred Rose Dear Blossoming Soul, Day Two of Sacred Rose asks me to soften my grip on how I’m seen. Lately, I’ve been trying something new. I’m not curating the experience.I’m not forcing connection.I’m not providing insight or entertainment on demand. I’m just… arriving. And I didn’t expect that this would make me acutely aware… Continue reading Day 2: Waning Gibbous in Leo
Sacred Rose Dear Blossoming Soul, This year, these letters will be for me, but an open window for those who are following to peek into. To see my journey. To see how I internalize the love, the lessons, and the energy of the month. This will be different than the last two years. My goal… Continue reading Day 1: Full Moon in Leo
We’ve reached the final day of dreaming, a moment to reflect on the wishes you’ve released and the one you’ve chosen to keep. By now, you should have burned your 12th wish, sending it into the universe with faith and gratitude, trusting it is already yours. What remains is the thirteenth wish. This one stays… Continue reading Day 12/12
Day eleven of the 12 Days of Dreaming. As we approach the end of this cycle of intentional dreaming, wish-making, and quiet devotion, I’m noticing a particular kind of tiredness. Not burnout. Not depletion. More like the feeling after a long hike or a creative stretch that asked something real of me. There’s hope here. And… Continue reading Day 11/12
The car was silent. The only sound was the tick-tick-tick of the engine cooling in the school parking lot. It’s just armor, and it looks heavy. Paige’s words weren't an echo. They were truth. Halley didn't drive home. Not right away. She drove to Mira's. It was an instinct. A pull, a "force" that had… Continue reading Halley: The Re-Direction
The "force" doesn't get to be sad. Not in public. The "force" gets to be angry, funny, or "unbothered." So Halley chose "unbothered." She was in the raw, hollowed-out aftermath of Kai, but she performed "fine" with terrifying skill. She screened Mira's calls, letting them go to voicemail, only to text back hours later: Just… Continue reading Halley: The Mirror
There are seasons when life removes the illusion of control, when the scaffolding that holds your sense of safety simply disappears. You think you’re doing well, managing everything, staying grounded… until something shifts beneath you and your nervous system tells the truth your mind won’t say out loud. Recently my foundation disappeared. My home, the… Continue reading When the Ground Gives Way
This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) Mira's Story: The Quiet RebuildWhen healing speaks softly and love is built brick by brick They were still tender. After the fight, after the tears, after the quiet apology curled… Continue reading Chapter Forty-Four: The Quiet Rebuild
This is Mira’s story—part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) 🎧 Listen while you read: “Better Man” by Leon BridgesFor the slow, soulful unraveling of a man learning he’s allowed to be held. https://open.spotify.com/track/7tOYSMYowhxJ0uK3WMoL5n?si=37f2506add33439b Mira's Story: The Break in the CalmAnd sometimes, when one… Continue reading Chapter Thirty-Four: The Break in the Calm
