There’s a new lifestyle trend every month. Cold plunges. Moon journaling. ‘Hot girl walks.’ All promising transcendence through discipline. Translation: if I just walk four miles in matching athleisure while listening to podcasts on boundary-setting, I will become a higher being. Spoiler: I remain very much myself. Don’t get me wrong—walking is good. Boundaries are good. But at some point,…
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If there is one thread that ties together everything I do, it is curiosity. I’ve always been drawn to questions—about people, about places, about how things work, and most especially, about how we grow. I consider myself a multipassionate individual. I have explored many paths—writing, librarianship, teaching, editing, and creating digital content. Each one has taught me something different, and…
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Budgeting isn’t about restriction; it’s about making conscious choices. View it as a map that guides your spending towards what truly brings you joy and fulfillment. Tools like budgeting apps can help you visualize where your money is going, making it easier to identify areas where you can save without feeling like you’re missing out. Discover Joy in Simplicity There’s…
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The Divine Resonance: What Empathy Really Is Ah, empathy. The cosmic link that allows us to peer into the windows of another’s soul. Picture yourself as a droplet in an infinite ocean, a mere fragment of the greater expanse. Empathy is the celestial current that carries your essence towards the experiences, emotions, and worlds of others, inviting you into their…
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Dating can feel like a credit card with a very low limit. Every excuse you make, every ignored red flag, every “maybe they will change” charge adds up—and eventually the interest comes due. Emotional exhaustion is real, and yet so many of us keep spending it like it’s limitless. Ask yourself: if you are already emotionally drained, does it make…
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Happiness is not the rush you feel after one good date. It is not the sudden sense that you have “finally found your person” because someone laughed at your joke and touched your arm. That is chemistry. Chemistry is loud. Happiness is not. Happiness is closer to emotional hygiene. It is routine. It is unexciting. It is doing small things…
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I’ve been in love enough times to know it’s not always candlelight and slow dances. Sometimes it’s betrayal in the form of a text. Sometimes it’s silence where there used to be warmth. And sometimes it’s watching someone choose someone else while you’re still holding all the memories. When it happened to me — the breakup, the rejection, the slow…
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Best friends forever is a myth!