Self-loathing is a rampant virus in our contemporary culture — so prevalent as to have become the default setting in most of our minds. Seldom do we even stop to question whether it is normal or healthy to live within a consciousness that is constantly attacking, judging, and insulting itself. But to condemn yourself as unlovable is to swallow a... See more

so i stayed. i sat with the discomfort. i let myself feel the things i’d been numbing with busyness and discipline. and slowly, in ways i can’t map on a timeline, i began to see myself differently. i started noticing how harsh my inner voice had become — the one that measured everything in terms of enoughness. and instead of obeying it, i began to... See more

i don’t know who needs to hear this but you are worthy of respect even if you are mediocre. your writing will find a home, no matter how you feel about the sentence structure. your thoughts are important, even if they come out ineloquent. not every piece you create will be life altering; every artist, no matter how brilliant, has a skip in the... See more