Pretending everything is ok is not a good way to grow. The modern world asks us to lie. To ourselves and to each other. As children we are socialized to repress our instincts and needs. To be polite. To be nice. To take what is given. To be the right size for whatever room we …
I used to be self-conscious. I had been trained to see myself through other peoples eyes. My identity was based on what everyone else thought I was. My shape was based on what everyone else needed. When you are self-conscious, you are experiencing yourself in comparison to people outside of you. Not all comparison is …
There is a ghost that is chasing us- lurking behind us at every turn. A reality that, while only a figment, is just so damn present everywhere we look that over time we start to believe it’s real. It’s a powerful idea, one that constantly moves the finish line further. One that we worship secretly …