Insecurities are an interesting thing. We treat them like small, shameful secrets, yet we allow them to dominate large swaths of our lives. For some, that insecurity might be a vice; for others, it’s the shape of their body or the weight of a decade-old mistake. We live in constant fear that we’ll be "branded"… Continue reading And It Worked
I used to fear the word content. I heard it as a heavy, rusted anchor, a settling of the soul into the silt of the mundane. I thought it meant the end of the climb, the extinguishing of the fire, the quiet surrender of a heart that had simply stopped trying to grow. I saw… Continue reading Already Home
Memory is a story we tell ourselves to survive; the body is the truth we cannot edit. When I was young, I was molested by a babysitter’s son. I didn’t remember it for a long time. My young mind did what it needed to do to survive. It folded the memory neatly and tucked it… Continue reading What I Wasn’t Taught Was From Whom
The last two months have felt like a slow, steady, quiet building. January was full of micro-tweaks and subtle adjustments. Small calibrations. A tightening of bolts I didn’t even know were loose. February felt like a cleansing of the heart. A soft wringing out. A release of the things I’ve carried, the barriers I’ve erected,… Continue reading March: Ignition
Day 9: Last Quarter in Scorpio Yesterday was about catching yourself before rushing to the end of the story. Today is about sitting in the unknown and allowing these moments to exist without pressure for understanding or resolution. This is not a space for conclusions or next steps. It is a space for staying present. Always, Your Trusted Friend 🌹
January was about Adjustment. The small tweaks and calibrations required to maintain balance. It was active movement rooted in awareness. Reflection paired with the willingness to make subtle, necessary changes. Not dramatic shifts, but honest ones. February feels different.Slightly heavier. Not in a bad way, but in a way that asks for depth. It feels like… Continue reading February: Harmony of the Heart
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 it’s making me feel acutely aware of myself, unexpectedly. Not in a self-love way. Not in a “finally at peace” way. More in the way you feel when someone pulls… Continue reading What to Do With My Arms
This year begins with Adjustment. Not a surprise, really. And when you think about it, a very literal card to open a year with. January so often lives in the space between endings and beginnings. A threshold month. A time of resolutions, intentions, and quiet hope. We stand facing forward while still carrying the weight of… Continue reading January: Realignment
Where November was the tentative opening, December is the moment you realize that openness does not exempt you from the ache of being human. The Five of Pentacles arrives not as punishment, but as a mirror: a reminder that healing includes the seasons when the light feels scarce, when the ground is cold, when the… Continue reading December: Learning to Receive
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
