These Silent Things
With a quill, I inspire...
Wordsmith, Unhinged
A Wednesday sonnet... Food For Thought
4/1/2026
When Your No Doesn’t Feel Like Yours
There’s a difference between saying no and feeling like you’re allowed to. The moment your answer expands beyond what was asked, it starts to feel less like a decision and more like something that needs to be understood before it can stand.
3/23/2026
Still Here
Some weeks, the thoughts don’t come fully formed. They sit like bricks instead. Unwilling to be shaped into neat paragraphs.
2/5/2026
Why I Write
Writing is the only place silence listens back.
1/23/2026Resilience and Overcoming Adversity
16 posts
Ditching the Invisible Deadline
Did your life take a detour? Many of us drafted a strict timeline for success, only to find ourselves living a life that looks completely different. If you feel like you're running behind, read this. You are not alone, you are not behind, and you are right on time for the life you are actually living.
10/17/2025
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
We all say we're fine, even when we're not. We pretend because society rewards composure, not honesty. But some days, pretending is impossible. And that’s okay. You’re allowed to fall apart without turning it into something inspirational.
10/10/2025
Healing Is Not Linear.
Healing is rarely neat or straightforward. It doesn’t rise in a clean line from broken to whole. Instead, it loops, it circles, and it sometimes takes us back through familiar places we thought we had already moved past.
9/26/2025
A Lesson Well Learnt
Some lessons are learned through loss. In this piece, we explore what it means to let go of friendships built on convenience and embrace the clarity that follows. Like it or not, sometimes, losing someone you thought was real is exactly what you needed to grow.
9/4/2025
Sobering Reality: Embracing Life's Unfiltered Truths
Life, in all its beauty and complexity, often confronts us with moments of stark clarity, moments that demand we face the unvarnished truth. These moments, though sobering, have the power to transform us, to shake us...
9/28/2023
Here's To Catching Up!
I'm way too embarrassed to admit how long I abandoned my first love; writing. I console myself with the fact that I've been working on my book and although I haven't blogged as much, I have in fact been writing. But...
6/24/2020
Cross-eyed and Focused
In a storm, pray to God, but row for shore - Unknown In light of recent events, it is safe to say that it's in those moments when we believe or think all hope is gone that it springs anew. Yes, 2017 was a terrible year...
6/4/2018
Take A Step, Then Another
Only you can change your life. No one can do it for you - Carol Burnett
4/27/2018