Tag: life
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I Feel Great (Except When I Don’t)
My period ended and suddenly, I have a will to live again. It’s amazing how, as soon as I stop bleeding, life feels good. Hell, I can even run without wanting to die. CRAZY. God, sometimes I hate being a woman. It’s a privilege and a curse. Anyway… what does Yuka want to talk about… Read more
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The Cost of Becoming Someone New
There is a saying that one of my friends has been repeating: “Your new life is going to cost your old one.” This morning, while I was reading a new book, the author talked about how mountains are formed by two plates slamming into one another to create something massive. The two plates represent the… Read more
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Shame, Sleep, & a Side of Hummus
Surprisingly, I’m doing well under the circumstances I’ve been put under. I really thought that after the affair situation came out, I would be spiraling—but I’m actually doing extremely well. And before anyone asks… yes, I was the other woman, and yes yes, shame on me. But also, shame on the man. That’s beside the point. Let’s… Read more
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The Power of Redefining Greatness
When I was applying for college during my undergrad, there was a section of the application that asked for a personal statement/essay. The other day, I stumbled upon the file that I had hidden for years and read it for the first time in seven years. I wrote about how my biggest fear was time—the… Read more
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what if?
What if we could have it all? And by all, I mean ALL. Every single thing you’ve ever dreamed of? What if we believe that all our dreams came true? Would it be as delusional as I sound? What if fear was a foreign concept? What if the only feelings that mattered were your own?… Read more
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A Love Affair With Light
Did you know I have a tattoo of the sun behind my left ear? I got the tattoo when I was eighteen and madly in love with the sun. I remember that my obsession with the sun started when I was young. I even remember going on and on about it to my friend in… Read more