Depressive lack thereof
When I was 19 years old, suicidal thoughts consumed me. One clear memory—I came back from class and threw away my knives because I was afraid of what I would do to myself with them. During this time, I thought…
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Possibilities, endings and new beginnings
I spent this past weekend on the road shaking hands with strangers while carrying an unsettling inner struggle. I kept thinking about the idea of being with one person for whatever particular reason. For the life I am living, for…
Being a fool on the playground of savagery
A reoccurring struggle for a group of species is negotiating the need to depend on each other amidst conflict. Horrible as it may be, conflict and disparity maintain internal balance and self-respect. Conflict and disparity also separates and taunts. The…
Wearing my contradictions in a contradicting world
Lately I have been battling the contradictions that mark my life. I have been fighting the push and pull discourses and wisdoms that speak on the way of life. I find myself desperate to make the right choice. Popular or…
Self-perception with Martha Graham
Yesterday I found myself in the pits of the internet following the life of Martha Graham. Born May 11, 1894 and died April 1, 1991, Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer who danced and taught for over 70…
Am I afforded to be better: Cultural capital
Can you name a constant in your life? — In my life, it is solving problems. Quite fitting for a blogger consistently vouching for the importance of making everything better and solid for yourself. Despite me, it is quite fitting…
It’s probably love you want.
It’s a normal day for two friends who are consistently unlucky in love. It has been discussed and agreed on before, they don’t need love. They get by with flings that afford them bomb sexual encounters and minimal stress. That’s…
In your twenties? One long valid reason to not have a baby, yet.
My mother had my youngest sibling when I was arguably too old to have a young brother. Considering the age gap, my brother and I are positively very close. I am his go-to person for any world mystery his childish…
My self-awareness voyage.
I’ve read so many self-awareness definitions that I don’t have a definite one. But to simply put it, I define self-awareness as the ability to make sense of who you and the positions you assume in different contexts. Self-awareness helps…