Category: JOURNALS OF THOUGHTS

Artist: Koby Martin The desire to see memories in advance... When I came across this word, I instantly chuckled because I have experienced this desire. More times than I can count I have sat on my bed wishing I could skip to the good parts of my experiences. You know the part where all my… Continue reading Avenoir

Artist: Sanjo_lawal This post is inspired by another post where a woman described how her grandmother raised her even when she originally refused to support her grandson for taking responsibility for another man's child. One thing is constant in the many ways we define love: It is much more than definitions; it is embodiment and… Continue reading Love can change your life

Art by ianmwesiga I wrote a post detailing the need to ask from where? When people say they love us. I guess this is a sort of sequel... This post was inspired by a reality TV show I was watching over the weekend when one of the actors said "I am glad he chose me"… Continue reading Just to be chosen

Painting by Norma Escoto You are scared to let go because you don't know if better will come... Have you ever had feelings you couldn't mutter out loud, feelings you can't bring yourself to name because you know once you do everything has to change and you are not ready for that change? Even though… Continue reading Yearning

Artist unknown If you look hard enough, you are not that different from everyone else... Perfect description, you find yourself in a group, laughing, drinking, smirking, then zoning out. As though you were watching from the window with a wistfulness that leaves you in awe of what it feels like to fully belong. Being both… Continue reading Fringe People

Artist unknown Do you remember how your favorite people came into your life? If you can, you'd see the tapestry of wonder and the compilation of love that forms you. They say it all begins with hey, and again at "I do" but I remember mine started with do you think we should change our… Continue reading A compilation of love

Artist: Theophilus Tetteh When the broken parts become healed, the pain becomes worth it The last time she thought about her future was when she was looking at him. She could imagine what a day after work would look like. They'd be in their corners around the house doing their separate things, being together, sharing… Continue reading Revising dreams

Artist unknown Lately she forgot to live simply because she thought she was still her and that should be enough... Have you *adulted" so hard that you forget how to play? Everything just seems serious or potentially serious and when none of that is going on, you can't just seem to get the zeal to… Continue reading Wishlist

Art by Jacob Lawrence Love ever surrounds us. We miss it simply because we do not acknowledge how much love already exists in our lives. My Lovers, This title is all-encompassing because it covers love present, past, and future. More than that, the inverse is also true, all the people that'd ever love me. I… Continue reading To all the people I will ever love