Tag: personal growth
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The Weight of Grief: Why no one’s pain is smaller or bigger than someone else’s
Back in 2021, I was open about my struggles with mental health. At that time, it felt like everyone around me was turning on me, reminding me that the cause of my grief was childish – that there were people out there who had it way worse. And I agree, there will always be someone…
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How to Hit Reset in Life: 10 Simple Ways to Restart When You Feel Stuck
Because sometimes the best way forward is to pause, breathe, and begin again. We all hit those phases where life starts to feel… stale. Like you’re just going through the motions, watching yourself from the outside, feeling stuck in routines that once felt exciting. It doesn’t necessarily mean anything’s gone wrong, but it definitely means…
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Mistakes I Make Every Year (And the Ones I’m Not Repeating This Time)
A brutally honest personal essay about the mistakes I make every year – habits, people, and patterns I’m finally done repeating for good. Look, the thing is, I know I have issues. I know. I am aware. When 2024 began, I was already going through a rough patch in life. I had seen a picture…
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On Play, Chaos, and Letting Myself Be
Yes, but not in the way people usually mean it. Playtime, to me, isn’t about games or scheduled fun. It’s the moments where I stop being useful and start being myself. It’s flirting with ideas, overthinking conversations for no reason, turning my life into a narrative, laughing at my own jokes, annoying the people I…
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The 2026 Reset: My Realistic (and Aesthetic) Resolutions
Dreams don’t work unless you do, and now that you know what I am eyeing, it’s only fair to tell you how I am planning to achieve it this year. Now that the goals are out of the way, here’s everything I think will fix me this year. I am Bob the Builder-ing myself. Having…
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Unfiltered & Unapologetic: My Goals for 2026
It’s January 01, the start of a new year, and the time for every person on planet Earth to start rebuilding themselves – for the next entire three days! Like everyone else, I’m setting my goals for 2026 — but unlike the perfectly curated lists on the internet, this one is honest, chaotic, and very…