Tag: Lifestyle
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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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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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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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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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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…
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Balancing Emotions: Not Just the Lows, But the Highs too
This has been a recurring theme in my life lately. Many of us struggle to find the middle ground with our emotions. We experience life only through the extreme highs and lows. It is difficult for us to find that soft and steady place in the middle of our emotions. Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV)“When times are…
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Sleep Reset Challenge: Realistic Ways to Improve Rest
Struggling to sleep is very common, because at night there is a lot more distractions. Unlike the mornings, when we’re forced to get up on time. Bedtime requires discipline. At night we have to convince and challenge ourselves to go to bed at a reasonable time. We have to convince ourselves to shut down. Scrolling,…
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Why I Romanticize Mornings (Even If I’m Not a Morning Person)
I don’t naturally jump out of bed in the morning. I’m not one of those people with a bright smile on my face. I’m a snooze button, don’t talk to me yet kind of person in the morning. But Lately I’ve found that romanticizing my morning routine has transformed it. It’s not because I’m a…
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When Sadness Knocks, Let It In: Embracing Your Low Moments
Some days sadness does not need to solved, it just needs to be felt. I’ve learned that it’s okay to not always rush to fixing my sadness. I allow myself to sit with my sadness and embrace it. Here’s why that is the kindest thing we can do for ourselves and why. Embracing Your Low…
Her Soft Escapes 