Tag: honesty

  • What is Love?

    Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust. – Bell Hooks, All About Love For the longest time, I have tried to understand what love is. I’ve always had a deep desire to experience unconditional, accepting, and transformative love. I remember being 18 and writing in my diary that I just…

  • Hyper-Independence

    When someone on Twitter said hyper-independence is a trauma response, I felt that.  I have been so quick to remind someone I do NOT need them, I rarely ask for help, I don’t trust easily, I always question people’s intentions and I just like to get on with things instead of talking about them. Even…

  • Emotional Maturity

    I can admit that I am not as emotionally mature as I would like to be. I’m still learning what it means to be completely emotionally mature. I know through the years this has improved, but I am lacking in some areas. In particular, not knowing how to handle my emotions when they are too…

  • Perfectionism

    What frustrates me about perfection is that it is unattainable. Therefore, no matter how much overthinking we do, the time wasted or spent procrastinating you will never achieve perfection. For me, being an all about good vibes type of girl being a perfectionist ruins the vibes and moments. I’m not a perfectionist about everything though,…