Tag Archives: relationships

3 Questions NOT to Ask to Your *Still* Single Family Members

There is such a thing as good intentions communicated terribly. Most often these moments happen around the holidays with well-intentioned family members who just want to know what’s going on in your life. ***I’ve only dealt with this one time, personally— but felt it was necessary to talk about*** If you’re like me (or haveContinue reading “3 Questions NOT to Ask to Your *Still* Single Family Members”

The Gift of Presence

I saw a quote the other day that said, “Phones of the 2020s are the cigarettes of the 1980s.” And I can’t help but agree. It’s really hard to spend uninterrupted time with people anymore. We spend so much time in a virtual world where we crave to be constantly entertained that more often thanContinue reading “The Gift of Presence”

The Intimate Quality

This time last year I took a step of faith out of my comfort zone as I met with an acquaintance from high school for dinner. Normally this wouldn’t be so out of character for me to meet up with someone after almost 10 years, but this was different. This guy was different. This wasContinue reading “The Intimate Quality”

Doing the Hard Things are {almost always} the Right Things

I mulled over this idea for a while: “Should I? Shouldn’t I? It’s not that big of a deal, right? No, no.. It’s fine, everything is fine.. Guys who are in relationships talk on the phone to their friends that are girls for just shy of 3 hours— this is normal. Maybe its just aContinue reading “Doing the Hard Things are {almost always} the Right Things”

Getting Comfortable with Being Vulnerable

Everyone likes to talk about the superpowers they wish they had— flying, telepathy, invisibility, eating junkfood and not gain weight…What? is that just me? Ha, okay. 😜 It’s easier to have wishful thinking about something that couldn’t exist than it is to think about the super powers we have the ability to cultivate. Becoming comfortableContinue reading “Getting Comfortable with Being Vulnerable”

Breaking up with Codependency

I never saw myself as codependent, until I saw what lengths I would go to keep people in my life who only cared about what they could get from me. Thoughtfulness, kindness, putting their needs above mine, making sure they were taken care of and then some. It caused me to reject myself ultimately becauseContinue reading “Breaking up with Codependency”