There’s a moment we all hit where something in us just gets tired. Not tired in a dramatic way. Not angry. Not bitter. Just… done. Done sending the first text. Done checking in. Done over-explaining. Done making excuses for silence. Done pretending effort is optional for some people but mandatory for us. And honestly, that’sContinue reading “Stop Watering What Won’t Grow”
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More Than We Ask For
There’s a quiet truth about people that we don’t always want to admit. Most of us can tell when we’re being “handled.” Not in a dramatic, movie-villain way. But in the everyday way—when someone is trying to steer us with pressure, guilt, fear, flattery, or incentives that feel transactional. When the message is less aboutContinue reading “More Than We Ask For”
Borrowed Tomorrows, Lived Todays
I love ambition. I love goals. I love the idea of building a life that feels aligned, peaceful, exciting, and mine. The kind of life you wake up into and think, “Yeah… this is it.” But here’s the part we don’t talk about enough. Sometimes while we’re busy building that future, we forget to actuallyContinue reading “Borrowed Tomorrows, Lived Todays”
The Distance You’ve Already Walked
There’s a weird thing we do as humans. We look at where we want to be… and somehow that becomes the only thing we can see. The goal. The gap. The unfinished parts. The things still missing. And in the process, we keep forgetting how far we’ve come — just because we still have farContinue reading “The Distance You’ve Already Walked”
Life Isn’t Either/Or. It’s BOTH!
There’s a quiet relief that comes when you finally stop trying to categorize life into neat little boxes. Good or bad. Happy or sad. Strong or struggling. We spend so much time asking ourselves which one it is, as if life owes us a single, clean answer. But it rarely does. Most days don’t arriveContinue reading “Life Isn’t Either/Or. It’s BOTH!”
The Wisdom That Only Time Hands You
I keep coming back to this line, letting it sit with me longer than most words usually do: “Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach.” There’s something disarming about it. Gentle, but honest. Comforting, yet quietly challenging. It feels like an invitation to stop replaying old scenes in your head andContinue reading “The Wisdom That Only Time Hands You”
The Moment Your Feet Leave the Ground
There’s a very specific kind of fear that shows up right before change. It’s not loud panic. It’s quieter than that. It’s the hesitation that says, What if this doesn’t work? The pause that keeps you standing at the edge, convincing yourself that waiting a little longer is the responsible thing to do. Most ofContinue reading “The Moment Your Feet Leave the Ground”
When You Let Gravity Do the Work
A wise man once said, “Don’t seek revenge. The rotten fruits will fall by themselves.” It sounds simple, almost too calm for a world that constantly nudges us to react, respond, and retaliate. But the older I get, the more this line feels less like a quote and more like a quiet survival strategy. We’reContinue reading “When You Let Gravity Do the Work”
Still Early. Still Becoming. Still Yours.
There’s a quiet kind of power in realizing that the voice in your head is not always telling the truth. Especially the one that whispers limits. The one that says you’re late, behind, not ready, not capable enough. That voice sounds convincing because it’s familiar, not because it’s right. You are more than you thinkContinue reading “Still Early. Still Becoming. Still Yours.”
Still a Student
Somewhere along the way, many of us quietly stop being students. Not because we’ve learned everything—but because we start protecting the image of knowing. We avoid questions that might make us look unprepared. We hesitate to try new things in front of others. We trade curiosity for competence, and without realizing it, growth slows toContinue reading “Still a Student”
Kenrick Vaz 