Go on, DO IT, because you are amazing
I see you and I hear you, telling yourself that you are not good enough. Comparing yourself to her or him or them and saying you are not as good as she is or he is or they are. I know exactly how that goes. I have been there more many times. We all have.
But now? Now I say: Bullshit. Stop that. Cut it out.
You are you and you are awesome.
I do not want to write, “You are enough” because I hate that saying. Enough? That is so…underwhelming. Like wow, thanks, I’m enough. I want to be…
Or Are They Just Pretty?
Crystals are not just ordinary stones. Sure, they are aesthetically pleasing, but many people have also long claimed that crystals have metaphysical properties (meaning beyond material or physical).
Crystals are a billion dollar industry. Sellers of crystals claim that the stones will help you attract creativity, love, peace, wealth, and more.
Wait, I can just collect pretty stones and have all of these wonderful things come to fruition in my life?? Or is there more to it?
I quickly amassed quite a collection of crystals recently, most of which I picked up simply because I liked the look of them…
Happiness comes when you let go.
Stories telling you how to (do anything and everything) are easily some of the most popular and sought after stories on Medium. Nearly all of the top stories on the site seem to be some sort of guide for life. How to…you name it, it exists.
Frankly, it stresses me out sometimes. I find myself scrolling through articles and feeling overwhelmed by seeing how many things I still need to do to become successful in life.
For example, we have all seen the “How to make XXX amount of money in XXX amount of time” stories. …
Success is not as scary as it seems
I have had a fear of success for as long as I can remember.
Compliments often feel foreign or straight-up uncomfortable to me. I am an extremely hard worker, and this has been noticed multiple times, despite my attempt to keep my head down and do my job. Although I appreciate it, I also don’t necessarily need it nor even want it.
Anytime I start to gain attention, whether it is for my writing or another reason, I freeze. …
Why it was worth the pain
Did you know that females have worse side effects from vaccines than men? I did not know that until yesterday, and I found out the hard way.
I did not expect to feel as awful as I felt after the second COVID-19 vaccine. After the first Moderna shot, I felt a bit out of it and felt a little bit of pain at the injection site, but it was all very manageable and did not last long. No biggie, I thought. Bring on the second shot.
The second Moderna shot was another story. I got it done on a Tuesday…
Codependency? No thanks.
If you’ve seen Game of Thrones, you know how fierce Arya Stark is.
“That’s not me,” she said to her father when she was a young child, referring to how she was not meant to be a proper lady, which everyone expected her to be.
Arya knew from a young age that she was different from other girls, and she refused to fall into the role of a traditionally feminine lady who marries and rules a castle. …
Traveling can be both fun and eye-opening
My mom stayed with a family in Mexico City for a summer during college in the 70s. The memories and lessons she took away from her time there stayed with her for the rest of her life. My siblings and I saw evidence of it daily from the Spanish words and songs she often spoke and sang. She spoke highly of her time there, and it always made me curious about visiting Mexico.
I have heard many things about Mexico throughout my life, from many sources — from friends and family to the news and politics, and it has all…
Life is a rollercoaster to ride and enjoy
Much of the fun of riding a rollercoaster comes from the uncertainty of not knowing what is going to happen next. You do not know whether the next turn will be left or right, whether the next hill will go up or down, and whether a dark tunnel or a 360-degree turn will be thrown in somewhere along the way.
This is a large part of what makes the roller coaster so thrilling — the unexpected twists and turns. …
Interstellar DreamFest was a dream come true
“Are you rolling?” a stranger yelled from across the parking lot. “Yep!” I yelled back. However, I was not rolling (which is slang for being high on MDMA aka ecstasy). I had never done any drug besides marijuana, and I did not plan to. I had no issue with people who did, I was just scared to try ecstasy. Luckily, I didn’t need to, because the next couple of days would be trippy enough without the assistance of any psychoactive drugs.
It was Labor Day weekend in 1999, and I was in college. I was heavily into electronic music. I…
Do one thing every day that scares you, even if it is writing
Tonight I wrote what very well could have been the first story I have written as an adult during a call with a weekly writer’s workshop. I am sure I have written short stories in my past, likely during childhood, but I cannot remember the last time I wrote one. I have avoided writing fictional stories all throughout adulthood, either because I did not think I would be good at it or I was scared that I could be good at it.
We were given the assignment on the spot. Our amazing leader and fellow writer, Justin, told us that…
