Indie author, blogger, freelance writer | Friend of animals | Coffee junkie — I’ve been on Medium for a year and a half and I still haven’t introduced myself to you! Maybe it’s about time I did. On Medium I write about: relationships, ADHD, money/income/side gigs, fiction, life, mindfulness, and many other topics. My writing is personal; if that’s not your thing you…

It can be hard to love yourself all the time. ≪ °❈° ≫≪ °❈° ≫ None of us are perfect. We tend to be our own worst critics, though. We judge ourselves harshly. We have the highest expectations of ourselves, yet we forgive others easily, repeatedly. ≪ °❈° ≫≪ °❈°…

Send yourself a love letter. ✧○ꊞ○ꊞ○ꊞ○ꊞ○✧ Do you ever wish someone would send you a letter or a note to remind you that you’re a good person or that you’re on the right path? We all need to hear those kinds of things, don’t we? I know I do. ✧○ꊞ○ꊞ○ꊞ○ꊞ○✧ …

No one likes “dark nights.” ~●～●～●～●~ Those rough days and nights when we struggle to keep going, when everything seems hard and things just are not going our way. But it is important to remember that they don’t last forever! ~●～●～●～●~ They are moments in our life that leae to…

Some days, getting out of bed is a big ask! ◈━◈━◈━◈━◈ But we do it anyway. We get up and do the thigs and talk to th people and make the decisions. ◈━◈━◈━◈━◈ If that feeling keeps persisting though, it’s our mind’s way of telling us something. It’s our mind’s…

It’s really for me but you might like it, too — I’ve been journalling for as long as I can remember. I started keeping a diary to jot down feelings and things I was doing. It was brief entries because back then, the diaries I knew only had a small space to write in! But then I learned about journals where…

Everyone should have an outlet… ✼ ҉ ✼ ҉ ✼ …for letting go of fears, frustrations, guilt, and doubts. We all need an outlet to daydream, be creative, plan, and be excited about silly things. ✼ ҉ ✼ ҉ ✼ My outlet has always been words — poetry, journalling, fiction, and non-fiction. Sometimes I share with the world, but more often than not, I keep it private, so I have no need to be concerned about what anyone else thinks.

A new month and a new vibe! .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. I love beginnings of weeks, months, years because it’s a “fresh start.” .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. I say to myself that this will be the year, the month, the week that I will work on my novel, go out and exercise more, stop spending money foolishly or ______. But here’s the thing…. every single day is filled with “fresh starts.” .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Right now is your fresh start! And you get as many fresh starts as you want! Choose some small action to be your fresh start right now!

It can be tempting to believe that we don’t need anyone …because if you don’t need anyone, if you don’t rely on other people, if you don’t count on anyone…you can’t get hurt or be disappointed. But our need to be around other people for companionship, for comfort, for support is what makes us human! If you haven’t found your tribe yet, keep looking; keep seeking connection. You will find your people. They are looking for you, too!