Art by Lewinale Havette When we think we know all there is to know, it is an indication that boundaries need to be challenged... I fell out of communication with a dear friend due to some misunderstanding at what I considered a very difficult period in my life. For perspective, the hardest parts were about… Continue reading Rethinking Selfishness
Category: JOURNALS OF THOUGHTS
Ambivalence
Art by Lisa If you take stock of your conversations, not from a judgmental lens, more of a refractive one, shining the spotlight on yourself too, you'd realise the struggle with ambivalence. You'd be quick to see that some of the attributes you admire about yourself may also be the ones you sometimes resent in… Continue reading Ambivalence
HANDLING A CRISIS
Neurotic by Antonio Ortiz What if there really was a person that specializes in fixing lives when it turns south? All you'd just have to do is timeout and they live out the difficult parts, waking you when the scene turns to the one you can handle, how cool will that be? One day you´ll… Continue reading HANDLING A CRISIS
Does Gratitude Expire?
Artist: Stephen Langa Have you found yourself praying: "if only this happened, I'd be grateful?" Well, I have. Praying for a job desperately only to start asking myself "why do I have to work again?" This made me wonder, do we stop being grateful because we stopped being grateful or can we still be grateful… Continue reading Does Gratitude Expire?
Behind closed doors- Fear
Artist: izzakko When life gives you lemons do you make lemonades or is it that you need audacity to ask for something entirely different to change the menu? Do we become what we think or is it that as we think, we then become? Is It really, "I think, therefore, I am" or rather, "As… Continue reading Behind closed doors- Fear
SWIPE CULTURE
Illustration by Mathilde cretier Welcome to generation Z, Where dating is all about mutual connection, vibes, digital profile, a little bit of photo editing and viola! true love is here. My name is Esme and I am going to lead you on my journey to finding love in the 21st century. Don't fret, it is… Continue reading SWIPE CULTURE
Angst
Abstract art: artist unknown I don't know what to do with these broken parts of me... I know everyone holds a secret, a yearning, a pain that just won't go away, a depth that not everyone else can see, a multitude of contrast existing on the plane that is the mind. I remember the color… Continue reading Angst
In all the ways we love-Ambuiguity
Art by Judy Bowman Hello you, Maybe one day I will talk about the breakup that changed everything. Today is not that day though... Today, the focus is on imperfections that come with choosing love and being loved. I once read that when we choose a person we are choosing a million versions of them.… Continue reading In all the ways we love-Ambuiguity
Who said only good girls get happy endings?
Artist unknown If you are like me and one of the constant things you've heard people say is that they like the goodness about you, your mannerism (fun fact, I once won a prize for best behaved student in primary school🤣), and your intellectualism, you may spend a few years perfecting duplicity. The struggle to… Continue reading Who said only good girls get happy endings?
Temporary People
Contemporary art by Koroush Namazi Hello you, I hope the experience of reading this is as relatable to you as it is to me... In the bid to find connection we encounter several people we look to optimistically, hoping that all the things we come to like or love about them becomes a permanent fixture… Continue reading Temporary People
Connoisseur of Memories 