Nobody talks about the seasons where nothing seems to move. Not backward. Not forward. Just… still. You wake up, breathe, do your best, end the day — and somehow it feels like you’re standing in the same place you were yesterday. Your prayers look the same. Your routines look the same. Your dreams feel close …
People think self-sabotage is a mindset problem. Sometimes it is. But more often — it’s a nervous system problem. Your body will reject what it doesn’t feel safe receiving even if you want it. Love arrives — you flinch. Opportunity opens — you freeze. Money comes — you panic and lose it. Joy shows up …
The mind can lie. The face can smile. The voice can say “I’m okay.” But the nervous system? It doesn’t pretend for you. It stiffens. It shakes. It shuts down when it’s had enough. You might think you’re just tired — but maybe you’re overloaded. You might think you’re lazy — but maybe your body …
We talk about choice like it’s freedom — as if life has laid a thousand doors before us and all we have to do is pick one. But the truth is, choices are never that simple. Every choice costs something. Every yes comes with a quiet no. And sometimes, even when it looks like we …
How long have you been holding your breath, waiting for them to come around? Waiting for the message, the call, the words that would make it right. I’m sorry. Two words that could have healed so much — but they never came. Here’s the hardest truth: they might never come. Not because your pain didn’t …
It’s not loud. Not dramatic. It’s just that moment when you’re saying something and they look away. Or change the subject. Or act like you’re taking too long. And you notice. Even if you pretend not to. You feel yourself pull back. You don’t mean to. It just happens. A small part of you shuts …
There are days you want better. You wake up and think, “Okay, let’s try again today.” Maybe it’s something small—like breaking a habit. Or holding a boundary. Or making a choice you know deep down is good for you. But then that moment comes. The actual doing. And suddenly it feels like someone just asked …
Sometimes people say they’re “keeping the peace” when really, they’re just hiding the war. They go quiet. They swallow their words. They build walls and call it love. But silence isn’t always healing. Sometimes it’s just a slow erosion. A slow burning. A slow goodbye. We tell ourselves that if we don’t talk about it, …
Guilt doesn’t scream. It just sits there. Heavy. Quiet. Always there. Right in your chest. Right in the back of your mind. Like maybe if you’d said something earlier. Maybe if you’d tried harder. Maybe if you were… better. You keep going over everything. Looking for the moment it slipped. Looking for what you missed. …
Nobody really tells you what to do when it all falls apart. Not the motivational kind of failure. Not the one that makes you stronger or teaches you a neat little lesson. I’m talking about the kind that leaves a mark. That kind that sits in your chest and messes with your sleep. The kind …