Unexpressed emotions are like overwatering a plant.
At first, they help it grow-soft, delicate, full of life. But slowly, the bowl overflows, and what once nurtured begins to drown.
That's what happens when we hold it all inside. The feelings don't disappear-they stay. They settle in the cracks of your heart, turning into quiet heartbreaks, sleepless nights, and a million what-ifs you can never escape.
But silence doesn't heal-it suffocates. Speak. Cry.
Let it out, even if your voice shakes, even if the words are messy. Because sometimes, all it takes is one small release to save the plant-or your heart-from breaking completely.
Before it's too late. Before you lose the chance.
Before you lose yourself.

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Guidance comes in the form of love and experience,
Each chapter can only be understood
By those who wrote our story.

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Relationship:

If you asked if I'm ready for a relationship, l'd probably say no. But on a deeper level, I am. I'm just really scared. I'm still healing, and through everything I've experienced, l've drawn closer to God. The thought of letting someone in and risking that kind of pain again is hard. I never want to feel like l'm not enough, and I can't imagine facing that heartbreak once more. It took a lot to repair a heart that just ended up breaking mine, and l've leaned on God to restore it. But the thought of opening up just to be hurt again is daunting. Still, I trust that in God's perfect timing and through my healing, love will bloom once more when He brings the right man into my life.

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I hope one day you will be happy
not content with what you have, not hoping it will get better, not waiting for things to change, not wishing, not praying, not longing just genuinely, completely happy

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Magic in your madness ✨
Maturity will help you survive, but madness is what you need to tinge the fabric of time.

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Next time,
when the hurt from the past visits me, let it know that now, I have moved, that I have finally set myself free.

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Ways that I practise self-love in 2024


I start my morning with the thought, everyday is a new day and a chance to do it all over again. I go on daily walks, for as long as I can. I spend time with people that I love but I also have some invaluable me time. I read self-help books. I have warm baths. I watch my favourite movies. I push myself to go for a workout. I also rest. I sleep in. I stay mindful of my triggers. I don't keep my feelings in, instead I express what's bothering me. I don't let my fears eat me up. I journal. I practice gratefulness. I treat myself to cake, shopping, coffee, new clothes and experiences. I practise the mantra my happiness is my responsibility' every single day.

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the volume of laughter. the ache of our cheeks from smiling. the brightness in their eyes when they see you for the first time in days, weeks, months. how long it takes to say how you feel. how long it takes to believe it. the amount of memories they still remember in painstaking detail, even when they happened years ago. the tenderness of touch. the amount of minutes between saying "I miss you" and "I miss you, too." the space between you when you're sitting on the couch watching a movie. the volume of electricity from holding hands. the seconds of slightly too-long eye contact. the amount of time it takes to bring your guard down and let them see you all of you. the number of days they stick around once they do. the fullness of your life since they've become part of it. the warmth felt when they make you feel like as if, in this shared moment..

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The new year is just another moment of existence in our extraordinary lives that we've been blessed with. The new year is a reminder of how far we've come and how much further we must go. It's a reminder of our strength to face all the battles we've had until now and the grace with which we hold our head high, no matter the outcome of those events. The new year is a reminder of our unwillingness to give up, of our unwavering willpower, of our courage to get up each morning even when it's hard to. Even when we don't feel like it. Even when pain hangs in the air like a thick, grey cloud, making it difficult to breath. Making it difficult to move on. To let go. But still we try. Still, we choose to face one more day. One more morning tinged with the hangover of the past that hammers inside our head. Still, we decide to keep going.
To keep moving. To leave it all behind and welcome another new day. To welcome another new moment where we can do life all over again.

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I hope 2024 brings you unconditional love and happiness. I hope that it fills your life with light.
I hope 2024 motivates you and encourages you to follow your dreams. I hope that it keeps you safe and surrounded by your loved ones. I hope 2024 gives you strength. I hope that it helps you heal. I hope 2024 finally puts everything into perspective. I hope 2024 is your year. The year that it all falls into place. The year that everything works out. The year that your life comes together. I hope 2024 is your best year yet. And if it isn't because things don't change as quickly as night turns to day, although we can be hopeful that they do Thope that you still make the most of it anyway. I hope that you keep smiling. T hope that you keep going. Thope that you keep giving yourself another chance to live the best version of your life. Because you deserve it because we all deserve to live the life that we dreamt of. We do. We do.

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