I am here to ask you to sit down and imagine, or maybe remember. There's a little girl inside of you who had this dream about how her life was going to be. There was a plan about how it was going to go, a five year plan for every section of your life. The… Continue reading This is for you my friend
Author: Eliza
Learning forever
Why do we all pretend to be adults, to act adult-like when we are really just children? Children who have jobs and mend for themselves, who do laundry and clean the house, but children nonetheless. When we are just born, we learn so many things so fast, and then our thoughts and brilliant minds are… Continue reading Learning forever
It’s that time of the year
When people make new year resolutions. I am of course, working on mine. The plan is to have a long list of resolutions that I keep cutting down on, so that the ones I really truly desire stand out. The point of this text here, is more of a reminder to myself. I want to… Continue reading It’s that time of the year
I love you
I am reading this book called The Four Agreements. The second agreement is: Don't take it personally Basically when you take something someone said personally, it means that you were already believing that about yourself. That prompted an interesting thought. When I was a kid, I was angry at my mom because she didn't care… Continue reading I love you
About my vulnerability
I was listening to this book about vulnerability. In it, several people are mentioning what vulnerability is for them. I am just discovering that for me, vulnerability is talking to people who I love, telling them how much I love then and basically handing them the weapon to hurt me. Vulnerability means giving them the… Continue reading About my vulnerability
What it means to experience an eating disorder (in my very personal experience)
Fist of all, I learned that not all experiences are the same. So this right here, is my own, and no on else's. That being said, I have to say I haven't been diagnosed by a mental health professional with the disorder. I just assume I have it because I fit the description: I overeat… Continue reading What it means to experience an eating disorder (in my very personal experience)
How I stop from comparing myself to others
Today I noticed myself doing something interesting, something that also makes me happy. I was in full process of putting myself down for not studying for my Dutch class. I am waaaaay more behind than I want to be. That did not motivate me lately, so today I proceeded in what started out to be… Continue reading How I stop from comparing myself to others
I know you left a diary
I wish I would find it, though it's probably long lost. I know you're gone, you, your essence, your smell and warmth have vanished from the living realm. But it would soothe me to be reading your words, touching your writing, thinking of your hands on the paper. Thinking of those fingers, the tips of… Continue reading I know you left a diary
Everything is either a choice or a decision
I am reading this book about attachment types. I have an anxious attachment style at the moment. They can change over time. Depending on what I choose to act on, on what I choose to think and to feel, my attachment style can change. That brings me to my point. Everything is a choice or… Continue reading Everything is either a choice or a decision
In the end we feel the same
I know this for some time now, but I keep learning it. There's such a relief in knowing that no one really knows how to win at life. Because it's made of moments, good, better, learning moments. And the relief comes from the certainty that we all have fears and happiness, anxiety and thrill, sadness… Continue reading In the end we feel the same