The easiest person to lie to is yourself. It’s weird how easy it is. You don’t even have to try hard. No big performance. No convincing tone. Just… look away from the truth for a second, and boom—lie accepted. I tell myself I’m okay when I’m falling apart. I say it doesn’t matter when it …
Nobody really talks about how faith can feel like walking a tightrope. How sometimes, it’s not this unshakable thing but a delicate, trembling step forward, hoping the next one doesn’t send you crashing down. How some days, you just know—things will work out, you’re on the right path, life has meaning. And other days, doubt …
People admire the strong one. They lean on them, seek their wisdom, and trust them to hold everything together. But no one ever asks who the strong one turns to when they are the ones unraveling. The strong one is the person who never falls apart in front of others. They give without expecting much …
There’s a strange kind of panic that rises when you realize you don’t know something you should know. You’re in a conversation, and someone says something unfamiliar. Your mind races. Do I ask? Do I nod? You choose the nod, hoping they don’t notice the confusion flashing in your eyes. You’re in a new place, …
There are moments when the weight of everything feels unbearable. When every fiber of your being screams to stop, to sit it out, to let someone else handle it. When fear, exhaustion, or doubt whispers in your ear, “Why bother?” But then, something inside you whispers back, “Do it anyway.” Not because it’s easy, not …
Have you ever found yourself locked in a battle within your own mind? A thought or habit you desperately want to escape, yet it clings to you, demanding attention, overpowering your willpower. It feels like a cycle you can’t break. You know what’s right. You want to choose better. But your mind seems to have …
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 …
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 …
In a world obsessed with having more—more friends, more success, more everything—it’s easy to forget the quiet, simple power of one. It’s hard not to feel discouraged when life doesn’t give you the big crowd you imagined: no loud applause, no endless list of clients, no constant supporters. But what if we’re missing the point? …