Read until the end for a special announcement! Life has a funny way of knocking you down as soon as you pick yourself back up. The trick, though, or rather the goal, is to never stop getting back up, no matter how many times you're knocked down. Staying down means giving in, and giving in means accepting failure as your only fate. I realise most of us know this. If anything, I'm ranting to a mirror because this is what my soul needs to be reminded of after what happened last ...
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The Megaphone of Pain
A few weeks ago, I wrote about being more confident, about my journey of learning to stand up for myself; of removing my masks to be wholly accepted as who I am, not what others perceive me to be. The irony is since then, I have felt my words, my convictions tested, pushed to their limits in an incubator of trial. It’s as if some force is questioning me, saying, “Oh, really? You’re growing confident now? Let’s see about that.” And BAM! The crap hit the proverbial fan. I experienced extreme ...
Hope for the New Year
I’m realising this will be my last post before the New Year on Wednesday, and it might be a few weeks before I post again thanks to the craziness of this holiday season. Now for me, part of getting ready for the New Year includes a much needed haircut because usually I let my tresses go too long without a proper trim, letting it become this unruly mess of wavy curls and subsequent frizz. Unfortunately, my friend and stylist was out of town indefinitely, (probably for a show since he’s ...
