All Posts

May 9, 2017
1 min

Between the Lines

Time to tell me the truth to burden your mouth for what you say no pieces of paper in the way. Because I can’t continue pretending to choose these opposite sides on which we fall and loving-you-laters, if at all. No right minds could wrong be, this many times? My memory is cruel. I’m queen of attention to details defending intentions if he fails. Until now. He told me her name. It sounded familiar in a way. I could’ve sworn I’d heard him say it 10,000 times. If on

Aug 18, 2016
2 min

Gratitude is an Every Day Job

What if we gave thanks as often as we picked up our devices just to scroll aimlessly down our Instagram/Facebook feed? What if it was just as subconscious or thoughtless? They say it takes 21 days to create a habit. Can you remember to stop and give thanks for something every day for 21 days? Certainly we have more than 21 possessions or happenings in our daily lives to be grateful for, so why not voice it? The more you practise the art of gratitude, not just for big things b

Jul 1, 2015
4 min

Nothing Beats A Failure But A Try

Last year this time I was busy applying for the Peace Corps. My application was bare but my essay, I thought, was comprehensive. So I sat on the application for half a year in anticipation of the response, which didn’t come until March. I wasn’t as discouraged as I thought I would be when I found out that I wasn’t indeed on my way to living in Mozambique and teaching English to local children for the next two years. Though I realised the implication of losing another year, co

Apr 1, 2015
3 min

Dear Blog: It’s Not You, It’s Me

I know you’ve grown accustomed to my long periods of absence from my beloved blog. But this time around, I’ve got a confession to make: I started a diary. Before you let all the water out of your blowhole, please accept my sincerest apologies. And let me make it abundantly clear that I have no intentions of completely abandoning you guys. There’s no way I could neglect you after all that you’ve done for me. But after losing almost everything that was dear to me–all of my fore

Dec 7, 2014
7 min

I Don’t Know if I Believe in Protests, But Last Night I Protested

And tomorrow, I’m going to protest again. This is not because I believe protests in themselves are functional ways to create change. This is not because I enjoy stopping people from going about their way and ignoring the plight of others. (Ok that last one is a lie.) I protested for a simple, simple reason: I am angry. And I desperately needed to be around other people who care. The reason for my anger, too, is simple. I cannot for the life of me fathom how human beings can b

Dec 3, 2014
7 min

The Hidden Gems of Arizona

I have been traveling a lot–thanks to this blog and one of my very thoughtful and kind readers.And I realise that my other readers have been deprived as a result. I also realise that I really should be writing about my travels and the wonderful adventures that I find myself taking. After all, if my greatest dream is to be a travel writer…So here I am. I’m not going to bombard you by putting everything together in one extremely long and winding blog. (I hope.) I just feel like

Nov 4, 2014
3 min

So Far Gone

I think … I’m losing my mind. (Read: this blog will make zero sense). Or perhaps, I’ve already lost it. I can’t remember the last time I saw it. Or the last place we went. Or what I was doing the last time I had it. But I am certainly hoping it hasn’t been permanently misplaced.I just … I don’t know what’s real anymore. I am having a hard time separating reality from my dreams nightmares. I wake up in the mornings and just lay there wondering which thoughts are a result of my

Jul 22, 2014
3 min

On Love, In Rambles

My mind has been centred on “love” today. On understanding that love isn’t forever. Not in the form it’s first experienced or experienced in this moment. Love is an energy. It cannot be created or destroyed, but it changes forms. It transfers from one thing to another. It doesn’t stay the same all our lives. And I think holding on to the idea that it does … That we can pin it as is to one specific person or thing forever … is destructive. But it’s an idea so old and ingrained

Apr 23, 2014
10 min

Act Out of Kindness

I came across a Buzzfeed article, if you can call it that, this morning that inspired me to up the ante on my random acts of kindness. Even though I practise kindness, naturally, on a pretty consistent basis I think there is defnitely room for improvement when it comes to being kind to strangers. Granted, I am a very reserved person in real life, so perhaps being outgoing and talkative in my kind endeavours isn’t exactly the right fit for me. So if you’re like me and need a l

Apr 3, 2014
4 min

The Trouble With Hope

Above everything else, I believe hope is what keeps us as humans going. Hope, that tells us to stick to our day jobs because one day it will pay off or something better will come along as a result of our work ethic. Hope, that makes us save money so one day we can buy our dream house. Hope, that tells us to keep looking for love because it is, in fact, out there waiting for us. Hope, that tells us to stay in incorrigible relationships because one day, he/she will change. As e

Mar 21, 2014
6 min

If I Can’t Accept You At Your Worst…

I know. I have been doing this a lot, but it’s not because I am lazy or lacking subject matter or whatever. I just read other blogs/articles sometimes that I really appreciate and feel like I have to share. This one in particular I think every human being should read. But since my platform isn’t nearly that large, here’s to hoping at least a few other people read this for the first time. Enjoy! If I Can’t Accept You at Your Worst, Then Maybe You Should Stop Being So Horrible

Mar 13, 2014
7 min

Religion and Mankind

Today I am going to take on the most controversial topic I’ve ever written about: religion. (Finally, I know. This draft has actually been sitting on my blog since January. But, fake busy.) If you’re close-minded, an extremist on either end of the spectrum, here just for slander/to argue, and/or lacking analytical skills absent emotional outbursts, this is your stop. The train will not stop again so please make your way to the exit now. And for those of you still here, leave

Jan 28, 2014
3 min

Don’t Date A Girl Who Travels

I am working on two blogs — both of which need some research, which is why I haven’t posted yet. (You know I usually just write and post right away otherwise.) But these blogs are both controversial in their own right and require a little bit of homework. One is about religion (gasp) and one is about the bomb that the US dropped on Somalia while everyone was watching the Grammys. Until then, I’m just going to leave this here because I am kind of worried that I may have done a

Jan 11, 2014
3 min

Love The Earth

I’ve been going through a lot of positive changes in my life that I now realise are mostly a result of all the bad events that culminated last year. I’ve often touted 2013 as the worst year of my adult life and for many reasons it was. But for many, even more important reasons — it also was the most compelling. And as life would have it, I didn’t realise the latter until the very end of the year in the midst of the subconsciously-mandated reflection time that comes in tandem

Dec 1, 2013
2 min

Means to An End

What do you do when everything you ever dreamt of suddenly becomes everything that will never exist? How do you carry on with your life when half of your livelihood is ripped out of you and thrown into a shredder that houses tiny pieces of broken dreams and dismantled hope. Watching as everything slips away, knowing there’s nothing you can do to stop it; instinctively trying to grab it, hold it a little tighter and more appreciatively, but the more you try to keep hold of it

Nov 29, 2013
2 min

Love and Time

Sometimes when I think of God, I think of time. Other times when I think of God, I think of love. Sometimes, I feel like God IS love, and everything else, all the other details and relatively meaningless things that we humans use to separate ourselves, don’t matter one bit. And when I think about it, about how we all try to find ways to make our God better than their God, it makes me sad — the way we hold to our beliefs with such hubris when all that really matters is what we

Nov 21, 2013
2 min

Apples in A Bunch

It’s unfair, insulting, and perhaps a little childish to allow one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch. But let’s face it, it’s human nature to generalise and group and label. It’s how we apply logic to mostly illogical and inexplicable behaviour. It’s how we armour up and prepare ourselves to more intelligently battle the same demon that overcame us the last time. (Plus, let’s be honest here. It’s usually way more than just ONE bad apple.) Still, as much as I hate being one o

Nov 19, 2013
2 min

Dear You.

You’d probably never believe me if I told you that my life has been nothing short of a soap opera this year, judging by the inactivity on my blog. You probably would also not believe that this has been one of the worst years of my life. When I say the lowest of the low … It’s no exaggeration. The. Absolute. Pits. It’s the kind of stuff that would make for good television — or at the very least, a few good blogs. But for some reason, I just couldn’t get myself to ever open up

Apr 23, 2013
2 min

93 Million Miles From the Sun

Time to yourself Time to be selfish That’s why you never fought for it At least that’s what I thought you said Time to focus on your other needs Find you, without me So I never thought you’d have this up your sleeve I thought you needed to put the pieces of your broken spirit back together And something like that was hard to do in rainy weather Seek shelter Work on being better Try to seek out your own pleasure Not another hidden treasure Or someone better But I g

Apr 16, 2013
3 min

Good Hearts Cannot Be Broken

I never ever wanted to do this. But enough people have been telling me to let these feelings out the best way I know how, so here’s to a few moments of vulnerability and frailty in prose. The gloves are off, the gun is buried in a shallow grave outside and there’s nothing around except me and this mirror. No shots being fired, no more fighting alone — just me and a couple weeks of emotional reflection in front of a mirror at home; showing me the person looking back at me is s