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The Year of Becoming

This year isn’t about doing more or fixing everything. It’s about becoming. Becoming isn’t something you can rush. Think of a seed quietly growing into a tree, or a river slowly shaping its path. You don’t see it happening, but it is. Little by little, you’re changing. What if this year, we stopped focusing on …

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The Stories We Carry

This year has felt like a long, winding road. For many, it’s been brutal—stretching hearts thin, testing limits, leaving some of us feeling like we’re holding the world together with trembling hands. Yet, here we are. Still standing. As we step into another chapter, I can’t help but think about the stories we carry—those we’ve …

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Frustrations: The Silent Weight We Carry

There’s a peculiar sting in frustration. It’s not loud like anger or quiet like sadness; it’s somewhere in between—a simmering ache that gnaws at the edges of our hearts. Frustration is the cry of dreams unmet, the weight of expectations crumbling, and the bitter taste of falling short. As the year winds down, many of …

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The Knives We Hold

Sometimes, the sharpest pain we feel is the one we unknowingly inflict. Imagine this: bleeding on someone who once hurt you, but in the same moment, stabbing them back, causing them to bleed too. It’s not an intentional act but an instinctive reaction—a tug-of-war of wounds where the tools are knives, and both hearts are …

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The Silent Season: Unveiling the Ache of Loneliness

The holidays. A time of lights and laughter, of bustling crowds and cheerful greetings. A season drenched in glittering expectations. But for some of us, this time of year doesn’t sparkle. It stings. Loneliness has a way of sharpening its edges during the holidays, doesn’t it? It’s the contrast that cuts the deepest. The world …

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The Truth About Jealousy: The Feeling You’re Too Ashamed to Admit

Jealousy. Even just saying the word feels wrong, like it shouldn’t belong to someone “good” or “put-together.” But it does, doesn’t it? It creeps in, twisting its way around your heart in moments you least expect. And before you know it, you’re overwhelmed, a mess of feelings you’re not even sure you understand. But here’s …

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The Silent Strength: Embracing Quiet Confidence in the Stillness

In a world that seems to measure worth by how much you do, the idea of simply sitting still – without tasks, without proving or performing – can feel foreign, even unsettling. We’re trained to keep moving, to fill every moment with something productive, as if the absence of activity is somehow a void that …

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Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “Thank You”?

We’ve all been there. Someone hands us a compliment—maybe it’s on our work, our kindness, the way we’ve handled a situation, or something simple like the outfit we chose that day. It’s a moment that, in theory, should feel good. But instead, there’s an odd tension. For some of us, the discomfort is so strong …

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Breaking Free from the Slump

We’ve all been there. That place where the days blur into each other, where everything feels heavy, and moving forward seems like a distant idea. It’s the slump—the feeling of being stuck, unmotivated, and maybe even questioning what it all means. The Weight of It All Being in a slump isn’t just about feeling lazy …

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The Empty Tank: When Exhaustion Breeds Rebellion

There’s a moment we all face, when exhaustion becomes more than just tiredness. It’s that feeling when you’ve run dry—your tank is empty, but you keep pushing. You ignore the signs. And in that space, something starts to shift. What used to feel like passion, joy, and purpose now feels like obligation, pressure, and resentment. …

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