“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate." — Anonymous

Parenting is hard. And sometimes it makes you a person you don't recognize.

You yell more than you thought you would. You're frustrated most of the time. You feel disappointed—in them, in yourself, in how it's all...

"People don't leave because of mistakes. They leave because of attitudes."
— Unknown

You can love someone and still lose them. Not because you didn't care. But because your attitude made it impossible for them to stay.

Attitude kills more relationships than cheating, money problems, or distance eve...

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt 

Loneliness does more than hurt your feelings.

If it hangs around too long, it starts talking.

And friend, it does not always tell the truth.

It whispers things like: “Maybe nobody calls because I don’t matter.” “Maybe...

"You can't control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond to it."
— Unknown

Life can be hard. Sometimes it feels like one bad thing happens after another. You lose a job. A relationship ends. Someone you love gets sick. Money gets tight. And after a while, all that pain changes ...

"We accept the love we think we deserve." – Stephen Chbosky

You have been lonely for so long, it does not even hurt the same way anymore.

At first, it ached. It burned. It made you cry in the car and stare at the ceiling at night.

But now? It just is.

You don’t fight it. You don’t question it. Y...

“Keep the ones that heard you when you never said a word.” — Unknown 

One of the saddest feelings in the world is needing to talk and not knowing who to call.

Not because you have nobody in your contacts.

But because you have nobody who feels safe.

Nobody you can be messy with.

Nobody you can b...

"Comparison is the thief of joy." – Theodore Roosevelt

 You see it everywhere.

The friend group texts. The girls' trips. The couples holding hands. The families laughing together.

Everyone else seems to have their people. Everyone else seems connected, loved, and included.

And then there is you....

"You are not too much. You have never been too much. You will never be too much. The people who cannot handle your 'muchness' are not your people." – Unknown

You need to talk. But you do not.

You need help. But you do not ask.

You need someone to check on you. But you don’t reach out.

Because...

"Sometimes you miss the memories, not the person." – Unknown

You look in the mirror and do not recognize yourself.

Not because you look different. But because you feel different.

You used to laugh more. You used to dream bigger. You used to feel lighter, freer, more alive.

But somewhere along th...

“The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly." – F. Scott Fitzgerald

The day was fine.

You kept busy. You checked off your list. You smiled at work. You helped the kids with homework. You made dinner. You he...