personal-growth
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After graduating with my bachelor’s degree, I decided to join graduate school. As I looked for a job, I figured I might as well advance my education. It was convenient, classes were in the evenings, the school wasn’t far from home, and I lived with my parents at the time. A few months later, I
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It’s been seven months of unemployment, and I’m exhausted in ways I can’t always name. Exhausted from hoping, applying, waiting, and from waking up every day to face the same uncertainty. Everyone keeps encouraging me to go outside. “Take a walk,” they say. “It’ll make you feel better. Clear your head.” But how do I
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We often think of the waiting season as a time of stagnation, a limbo where we sit idly by and hope for a promise to be fulfilled. Maybe it’s a job, a relationship, or a breakthrough in our lives that we feel is just around the corner. But what if this waiting season is more
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I am a planner. I like to know what comes next. For as long as I can remember, I have found comfort in structure, in having a roadmap for my life. But in the past few years, God has been teaching me a different lesson one of trust, faith, and surrender. I have had to
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I’ve struggled with my body image for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always felt different, uncomfortable in my own skin, and unsure of where I fit in. For years, I believed that something was wrong with me because I didn’t look the way society expected me to or how the other
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2024 has been a year like no other—a year that began with great anticipation and, as it unfolded, revealed unexpected turns, growth, and moments that have reshaped my perspective. As I reflect on the highs and lows of this past year, I realize just how much I’ve learned and how much the world around me
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As I step into 33, I want to pause and reflect on all that has unfolded. This past year has been filled with confusion, doubt, and disruption. Yet, through it all, I have seen God’s hand at work in my life. He plucked me out of a job I had idolized and placed me in
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I’ve always believed in the importance of loving what you do. For as long as I can remember, reading books has been a source of joy for me, starting when I was around eight years old. Fiction, in particular, captivated me—transporting me to exciting new worlds full of adventure. I devoured everything from the Sweet
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It’s a well-documented truth—studies have shown that as we grow older, our circle of friends tends to shrink. You may have noticed it yourself: the friendships that once felt inseparable gradually shift, and the people who were once central to your life may now feel like distant acquaintances. I often think back to my earliest
...THROUGH MY EYES ✨ 