Aleynah

That person who was once your soulmate, may not be your person forever. That doesn’t make your relationship any less special, because ‘the one’ is made. We build it together.

Thoughts are fleeting; they change with the times. Sometimes they’re random or intrusive. Often they’re unproductive and based more on fear than love. We seek psychic security by thoroughly evaluating “all the choices,” but we feel less and less secure as a result. Follow your thoughts all day and you’ll be run ragged, darting left, right, center, ... See more

I call my mother to ask if the emotions I feel are hereditary. My father is on the line, too, but I don’t dare ask the same question. My mother once told me he was hard on me because he saw too much of himself in me. I think of all the times my father explained my outbursts to my mother, the look of arrogance on his face as I reluctantly admitted h... See more

Have a clear point, and make it succinctly. That is, if you have one. You probably don’t know anything about what you’re doing when you’re first starting out, and fake confidence is glaringly obvious to those who have experience. Some people should have imposter syndrome. Please know that a lot of your colleagues are just humoring you while you lea... See more

you can also spend your 20s exploring things, trying stuff out, figuring out your talents, and discerning your vocation. You probably aren’t that interesting yet (sorry), you probably don’t have that much to say (sorry). You just haven’t lived much of adult life yet . Again, that’s what your 20s are for. Squeeze the most out of your life.

You will not find your true self through a series rational choices and consumptive experiences. Some things are not chosen, they simply are.

And our phones don’t just move us out of our bodies, but they have become something of a second brain, a second body. You don’t have to remember something if you can record it, photograph it, or type it into your notes app. You don’t have to look good in person if you look good on Instagram. Our phones not only hollow out our true selves, but are s... See more