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2024 Self Love

Twenty One Something

It’s my last night being twenty years old. It’s a weird feeling knowing that I’ve been around for so long. There’s something about turning twenty one where I’m officially an adult. I’m graduating next May. I will be moving across the ocean to study abroad next fall semester. I have said goodbye to people, hobbies, […]

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2024 Self Love

To You, From Me

This is something I wrote a while ago. I chose not to edit it (except for misspellings, oops) so I could show you my vulnerability and how the breakup process truly has been without sugarcoating the details. So for today’s tea talk, or coffee as I now prefer, here’s my letter to said person: Dear […]

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2024 Self Love

Everything Will Be Okay Little One

Everything will be okay. A message I keep being reminded of a lot this summer. I have realized that whenever I face something difficult, emotionally, or physically draining I always end up okay. But whenever I first encounter this hardship my initial response is to feel as though the world is ending. That this is […]

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2023 Self Love

To Be A Lady

When I was a little girl, I was instructed on how a lady is supposed to act. A lady crosses her legs. A lady fixes herself in the bathroom. A lady should wear clothes that cover her skin. A lady doesn’t curse or speak out when someone is in the wrong. These traditional ways are […]

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2023 Self Love

Peace Era

For the last few days, I have been alone in a house. The house is quiet, except when I mistake a sound for someone else being there. I have been getting up for my day making breakfast, then either going to work for the day or taking myself to a coffee shop to write. I […]

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2023 Self Love

A Yin And A Yang

This past week has been a tough one for me. I invited someone back into my life who I had already walked away from. I had no intention of being with this person long-term but still, I gave it my all. I let them in with open arms, without realizing how it was hurting me. […]