when rest feels like guilt

There are days when I try to close my laptop early. I turn off my phone and give myself permission to rest. But instead of peace, I feel this ache of guilt. Like I should be doing more. Like I haven’t earned this pause. Like rest is a reward I still haven’t deserved. But I’mContinue reading “when rest feels like guilt”

the days i’m quiet but not okay✍️

There are days I go silent —Not because there’s nothing to say,but because everything feels too loud to explain. I reply late. I stare at my phone.I tell people I’m tired — not broken.Because sadness in silence feels safer. But healing isn’t always loud.Sometimes it looks like laying still,listening to your own breathing,and letting yourselfContinue reading “the days i’m quiet but not okay✍️”

when my mind won’t stop spinning but I still want to be soft.

There are days when my brain is loud, and my heart is louder. I overthink texts I never sent.I replay conversations that never happened.I cry — not for attention, but because silence makes the sadness louder. But then…I light a candle.I write.I romanticize my tears.And somehow, I find softness in the storm. This is oneContinue reading “when my mind won’t stop spinning but I still want to be soft.”