Is It Wrong To Have Expectations Of The People In Our Lives?

I don’t know how or why I had started to believe that having expectations of people in our lives is a bad thing. Perhaps it happened during the time when I was in an emotionally abusive relationship, when it was constantly reinforced on me that I was wrong to have expectations. It’s not like I…

Have You Ever Been Gaslighted?

Disclaimer: I am not a mental health specialist. This post is based on my own experiences and my opinion. Honestly, I had no idea what gaslighting is, what it means and what it does to you until recently. In fact, I wasn’t even aware of the term or that what I was being subjected to…

The Castle of Sand

We built a castle together Built it with stories We shared with each other Our hopes and our dreams Our flaws and our vulnerabilities Our strengths and our disabilities I thought our castle was unbreakable. Built with concrete and bricks It could weather a stormGet a little damaged, If the the winds blew too strong.But…

Never Give Up

Dust your knees and get back on your feet For every time you fell, you tried. You can achieve anything you put your heart to Never allow self-doubt stand in your path And even if you fall from time to time, Even if it gets hard once in a while, Or when it feels excruciatingly…