Pain helps you grow. I wrote these words 13 years ago, not realizing that I was quietly preparing myself for the storms that were coming. Back then, these words felt like gentle wisdom. Today, they feel like truth, carved into my soul by lived experience. Sometimes things must change so you can change. Life askedContinue reading “Sometimes We Break to Become Whole Again”
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From “Stupid Housewife syndrome ” to Master’s Graduate: Rewriting My Life Story
There are some labels we never asked for, but somehow they get stitched into our skin.Mine was “stupid housewife.”It was a name given to me long before I even understood what it meant a gift from a patriarchal culture where a woman who speaks, questions, or dreams is seen as a threat. In a worldContinue reading “From “Stupid Housewife syndrome ” to Master’s Graduate: Rewriting My Life Story”
When the Storm Hit, I Saw Who Truly Stood With Me
Life has a way of revealing truths that remain hidden during our calmest seasons. When everything is smooth, people show us the version of themselves they’re proud of , the version they want us to see. But it’s during the storms, the unpredictable upheavals, that their real character quietly rises to the surface. I learnedContinue reading “When the Storm Hit, I Saw Who Truly Stood With Me”
Choose Your Suffering Wisely: The Path to Real Power
Avoiding suffering is a dead end. No matter how hard we try to run from pain, life has a way of reminding us that it’s part of being human. You will suffer either way so the real question is: What are you willing to suffer for? There’s a big difference between meaningless pain and meaningfulContinue reading “Choose Your Suffering Wisely: The Path to Real Power”
The Art of Rising: Healing Through Small Steps and Self-Realization
It’s not how you fall it’s how you get back up.Life has a way of humbling us, reminding us that growth often comes through discomfort. The ladder of life is full of splinters, and they prick the hardest when we’re sliding down. Yet, it’s in those painful slides that we learn what resilience truly means.Continue reading “The Art of Rising: Healing Through Small Steps and Self-Realization”
The Journey Is the Reward: What You’re Seeking Is Already Seeking You
We often spend so much of our lives chasing a distant goal success, love, peace, or purpose believing that happiness lies somewhere ahead, waiting to be found. Yet in this endless pursuit, we sometimes forget that the journey itself is the essence of life. Every step we take, every setback we face, and every momentContinue reading “The Journey Is the Reward: What You’re Seeking Is Already Seeking You”
The Thin Line Between What Happened and How It Happened
Every incident has two aspects, what happened and how it happened. The thin line between these two is where the truth quietly resides. Most of us get caught in the surface of what, the facts, the sequence, the visible story. But rarely do we pause long enough to explore the how the emotions, choices, reactions,Continue reading “The Thin Line Between What Happened and How It Happened”
When Self-Respect Ends, So Does the Relationship
Love can survive many storms, distance, misunderstanding, and even pain. But there’s one thing it can not survive without: respect. When self-respect fades in a relationship, it’s not just the bond that weakens. It’s your connection to yourself that begins to erode. You start doubting your worth, silencing your truth, and compromising pieces of yourContinue reading “When Self-Respect Ends, So Does the Relationship”
When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage
Marriage is not just about love. It is about growth, individual and together. Two people enter into a bond with dreams, values, and the hope that they will walk side by side through life’s seasons. But what happens when one chooses growth while the other resists it? In my own journey, I kept growing. IContinue reading “When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage”
When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage
Marriage is not just about love. It is about growth, individual and together. Two people enter into a bond with dreams, values, and the hope that they will walk side by side through life’s seasons. But what happens when one chooses growth while the other resists it? In my own journey, I kept growing. IContinue reading “When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage”
