Category: self-knowledge

• Grief

  They talk about griefIt comes in stages Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Acceptance But do they talk aboutThe stabbing painIn your heart? Do they mentionHow hard it is to trust again?How fearful you feelOf falling in love Giving your heart away again? Do they talk about the hollownessThat you feel in the depths of your soul? Do […]

  November 14, 2021

  abuse, anger, Childhood trauma, communication, domestic violence, Grief, Healing, life, Love, Quiet, self-knowledge, soul, Time

• Daenerys

  I know now whyshe burned cities downI feel the fireof her dragons breathing downon me The righteous angerthat was never seenheard or feltthat was dismissedby a thousandmenand the lies ofmyths and traditions She grazed it downto the groundand burned everythingsymbolizing thosechains Born in the fireCleansed by her angerShe finds new life in the ashes

  November 13, 2021

  abuse, anger, Approval, Childhood trauma, Game of Thrones, Gender roles, Home, self-knowledge, soul, Time

• Drive My Car

  I went to The Projector on Tuesday this week for the 7:30pm screening of “Drive My Car” which won “Best Screenplay” in the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. It is a movie adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story of the same title. (SPOILER ALERT: important plot points will be revealed, so please do not continue reading […]

  September 24, 2021

  Childhood trauma, mindfulness, Psychology, Quiet, Relationship, self-knowledge, soul, Time