They were always running. Even their sprint toward you was them running from something else. For a time you were a safe haven, an escape from the flames. You relaxed into their embrace, even while anxiously hearing the crackling of the fire, much too close for comfort. But do you know what happens when someone on fire … Continue reading
Have you ever noticed that when it comes to letting something go, we get all agitated and resistant? It’s like when people talk about having a gratitude practice or meditating — science has shown over and over that these practices absolutely increase happiness, and yet we’re totally resistant to them and get borderline annoyed by … Continue reading
![Small Life, Slow Life: Even I Forget My Own Advice. [Seasons of Growth + Grief.]](https://smalllifeslowlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1900.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Small Life, Slow Life: Even I Forget My Own Advice. [Seasons of Growth + Grief.]")
I’ve been writhing in some emotional pain. Hello, suffering…haven’t seen you in a while. Life has some growth planned for me lately, so one difficult situation has been popping up after another. It feels like a bad dream sometimes…just when one situation gets solved, like magic, BAM! There’s another one to deal with. Like dominoes. … Continue reading
*drops mic and walks off* Seriously, though. I don’t care. I don’t care if my advice in this post helps you. I don’t care if you write me a whole novel or send me an email, detailing every last bit of the whole entire story. (In fact, please don’t do that.) I don’t care if you … Continue reading
You won’t trust him. Every time she’s a little quiet, you’ll panic that something is wrong and she’s leaving again. You’ll be extremely suspicious of anyone who texts him. Any happy moment or memory she shares from the time you were apart will make you feel jealous and threatened. He’ll know he needs to earn … Continue reading
My parents split up this year. It’s not something I ever wanted to talk about here because I respect their privacy, and my own privacy. So for that reason, I won’t discuss any of the details at all, other than the fact that it has been extremely hard on not just my siblings and me … Continue reading
When I was seventeen, I was engaged for a brief period of time. It was a nightmare. He was only my second boyfriend. While he meant well, he had a lot of issues. So did I. We broke up, made up, deceived one another, hurt each other — it was a disaster. He got violent … Continue reading
Happy Friday! Other bloggers are putting out some truly excellent content lately and I find myself thinking of you guys. It’s crazy that my How I Got My Ex Back post has recently soared to over 50 comments and gets new comments everyday. I still don’t totally understand how that works — I guess it’s … Continue reading
It was Christmas Eve, 2012. I’d been at work all day, watching happy customers come and go, arms amply filled from shoulder to wrist with bags full of gifts for their loved ones. It had drizzled the night before (this is Los Angeles, after all, so there’s no snow here), so the parking lot was … Continue reading
My mom posted this video today and I thought it was really touching and beautiful! I wish I’d seen this video back when I was struggling. It might seem a little weird for me to post this 8 (!!!OMG!!!) days before my wedding, but I’ve been thinking so much about healing heartbreak lately, and thinking … Continue reading
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