Category: JOURNALS OF THOUGHTS

Art by Nydia I don't know if there is a right way to be loved but I have always prayed for a man who would love me, defend me and put himself for me selflessly. You know, to have someone undividedly mine. To just know that they will give anything and everything to be part… Continue reading JUST BE

Art by Brittany Robinson There is nothing you can be than you little girl, because you can change every moment "you" wish to but I see you out there wishing to be like everyone else and no one at all. I see how you try out there to be different without realizing your difference. I… Continue reading I see you

Culled from: Tasnim Shurovi I heard these lines from a movie; "what do you do while waiting?" Do we spend our time waiting for the one or do we keep living and somehow that leads us to the one we were meant to be with? Is there even such a thing? If there was, it… Continue reading WHERE IS “THE ONE”?

Artist: Tracy Porter "overthinking is a full time job" If you have spent a day in the mind of an overthinker, you'd know for certain that it is a huge cross to bear. Not only is the brain actively plotting scenerios that may never come to pass, there is also the exhaustion that comes with… Continue reading IS THIS A BAD DAY OR IS THIS NORMAL?

Painting by Nicoart This title is interesting because it could also read: "we all have our moments" but the distinction is so succinct that even when they lead to the same path, the journeys they evoke are quite different. When I say we all have our moments, you immediately think about maybe something positive or… Continue reading All we have are moments

Art by Teodosio sectio Aurea What is the craziest thing you have ever done for love? Some sing songs about a broken heart on the mend, betrayal and jealousy. The very definition of angst. Many many words have been scribbled to capture the essence of this unfathomable language. Many have gone mad, have killed, died,… Continue reading In the name of love

Artist: sign on painting I remember that when I first moved countries I had several thoughts plague me on how to access my attraction. All my life, I had a type, I trained myself for that type subconsciously because all the other possibilities that I knew existed were a mirage until my new reality became… Continue reading ON OWNING YOUR FEELINGS

Illustration by Deanna Halsall I am in the middle of a memory holding on to other memories that led me here but the issue is, not all of those memories are happy enough to seat with me in this new place happiness found me. We do not talk enough about hindrances to the moment we… Continue reading Leaving the door Closed

Art by Leroy Campbell It all started with an imaginary kiss from a biker. He is tall, maybe blonde, maybe dark haired, maybe fair or dark, the details are fuzzy now. Let's focus on the kiss for a moment shall we? It is not the kiss perse if you ask me. It is where it… Continue reading Tale of a summer dream

Art by Ivan Hayes Happiness is often elusive the more we think about it. Maybe pausing reason is  the key to happiness or is it the ability to stay content with nothing changing? Be sincere with yourself, if nothing changes about your life right now, how long will it take before you lose it? Imagine… Continue reading Streamlining  Happiness