Motivational

Joy wasn't about constant euphoria but about finding contentment, peace, and even occasional bursts of laughter amidst the lingering sorrow.

Here’s what I’ve learned, for anyone navigating the heartbreak of being rejected for who you love or who you are.

What would make the better story? The easier one, or the one where you come alive—even if you get a little messy in the process?

Not every person is a safe place for our truth. Protecting ourselves means recognizing when someone isn’t willing or able to be there for us.

Reclaiming voice doesn’t mean overpowering anyone else. It just means including yourself. Honoring your truth. Letting your body exhale.

I realized that being “stuck” wasn’t a personal failure or character flaw. It was the natural result of abandoning my truth for too long.

Maybe my late daughter's lesson for me is that being fully myself and honoring myself is the most sacred way I can honor her.

I now know that I deserve love too, even though I am imperfect. I am still worthy, even when I make mistakes.

Forgiving isn't forgetting. Forgiving liberates me from resentment so I can focus on healing and connecting with supportive people.

Small flashes of light really can help us get through the darkness, but they don’t always appear on their own, so we have to create them.

You don’t have to perform for love.  You don't have to prove your worth. You just have to start slowly, with the smallest act of truth.

Healing is about actually feeling our feelings—without the compulsion to justify them or translate them into something useful.

We think social anxiety comes from fearing other people's judgment, but we're actually afraid they'll confirm what we think about ourselves.

Healing is in the repetition of small kindnesses to yourself. The boring, brave acts of resistance against self-neglect.

One of the first things I learned is that Buddhism doesn’t tell us to stop caring about the future. It teaches us to stop living in it.

Therapeutic art doesn’t have to be pretty. Sometimes it's just scribbles, circles, or undefined shapes. It’s all about expressing yourself.