Tag: featured
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When Nothing Needs Fixing
As I was working today, I noticed something small. My computer screens looked dull. A few days ago, I had lowered the brightness on all of them because It had been one of those overwhelming days. The light from my computer screens felt too harsh while working and a headache was starting to brew. Dimming…
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Borrowed Too Long
Fool me once, shame on youFooled me twice, shame on meFooled me again, still on me. If I’m the fool, you must be the sageA sage who sees a heart so pure,A fountain you enjoy until, It becomes contaminated. If I’m the fool you must be wise.Wise enough to come back,to read more chapters,Eagerly turning…
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Life With PMDD, The Soft Truths: Unmasking the Reality of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
As someone who struggled with PMDD for years, without even knowing what it was. I think it is important to bring awareness to it because it’s not talked about enough. Unmasking the reality of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder This series is my gentle way to unmask what life feels like, as someone who has lived with…
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Someone Else’s Alarm
Is it strange that I can tellWhich dreams are bornFrom my own thoughts,And which don’t belong to me At all. Only alarms echoing from Someone else inside my sleep. I feel myself finally letting go, Yet the ghosts of my past Still visit me at night.And somehow,I know when a dream is no longer mine,But…
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Anything In Life That Brings Me Nerves is Bound to Change My Life
I finally found good use of the art that collects dust in my home. Most of my canvases bury old paintings. When I feel like it’s time for a refresh, I simply paint over what was there before. Thanks to today’s society, I can capture my art. ( even though it will never capture it’s…
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Ready to Gift: Holiday Gift Box
Ready to Gift • Thoughtfully Curated • Limited Holiday Availability Still looking for a last-minute present?The holidays can be hectic—but gifting doesn’t have to be. My Cozy Christmas Gift Box is designed to bring warmth, comfort, and a little seasonal magic to someone you love (or yourself). Each box is fully assembled and beautifully packaged,…
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Where Winter Softens
Sometimes nature on its own does it for me, I ask myself why I’m so drawn to painting landscapes, It speaks before I even pick up a brush, and a scene like this answers for me softly, effortlessly. Winter isn’t a season I chase; if anything, it arrives uninvited.But somehow its beauty finds me anyway.…
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Roots, Not Layers: Choosing Growth Over Old Patterns
I need to start being active in undoing, and peeling back my bad habits. It’s one thing to talk about it, but more importantly it’s about taking action to prevent those habits. Emphasis on the word prevent. We are like plants, not onions. When you nurture and take care of a plant, it grows and…
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Her Name Was Autumn
Fall is a reminder,A reminder that the waitwas never empty.She was just catching her breath. Her beauty is so hard to ignore,It forces you to slow down and pause.She even teases the busiest hearts,Reminding us of the beauty in stillness. I think the leaves thank her,And blush…For giving them a moment to seen. Because otherwise,…
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Stone to the world, Soft to the wound
I stand here, stone to the world, soft to the wound. They must believe I cannot feel, but every blow strikes deeper still. I hate how much my heart can hold, emotions leaving me bleeding where no one can see. I always imagined hell as nothing, a silent place of endless feeling: no one to…
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Undoing My Self-Sabotage
Not too long ago, I realized something important. The biggest roadblocks in my life weren’t other people, the economy, or lack of opportunities. It was me. My own patterns were quietly holding me back. I often second guessed and overwhelmed myself with negative thoughts that it enabled me to delay too much. These habits kept…
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The Jess Affair – My Story Unfolded on Substack
I just joined Substack! ✨ https://thejessaffair.substack.com/ This space will be my open diary. It is a place for reflections on self-love, healing, and creativity. I will share all the lessons I’m collecting along the way. Think of it as sitting down with me over a cup of coffee. (Or perhaps you’d prefer tea). I will…
Her Soft Escapes 