“By the Way, I Forgive You” this line, from the song Every Time I Hear That Song by Brandi Carlile, echoed in my mind immediately after I first heard the song. There is something about her voice, coupled with the melody and the lyrics that sounds so familiar. In fact, when I first heard the song, I…
Tag: Break-up
Mindful Monday # 102 – The Heart That Didn’t Love You
My month long meditation on love has shown me how expansive it is. Like the universe which constantly expands, love and happiness expand the same way. There are no limits in life. We create them in our minds and in the minds of others. Seeing love with new eyes is beautiful. I feel like I…
My Inciting Incident
This past Friday was my 5 year anniversary of moving to Los Angeles (LA). My move was prompted by my desire to further my career in the entertainment industry. In college, once I decided to actually pursue this career (versus dream about it), I knew LA would be in my future. The year before I…
Breakeven pt. III
The first breakup that I wrote about in Breakeven pt II was very difficult for me. A sliver of it stayed with me up to My Month of Writing. I believed I experienced my one shot at love and I felt it was wasted on someone who didn’t appreciate me or know how to fully…
Wisdom Wednesday #48 – Exes Asked Each Other Incredibly Honest Questions And Things Got Too Real
Happy Wednesday! Everything happens for a reason. As we wrap up the series on breakups, I came across today’s wisdom at the perfect time. Today’s wisdom comes from Glamour Magazine’s YouTube channel via BuzzFeed. A couple that broke up seven years ago got the chance to ask each other honest questions about their relationship and break…
Tune Tuesday #11 – Haven’t Met You Yet
Happy Tuesday. I have been thinking long and hard about a song that wraps up this series on breakups. I thought of several songs, both breakup and love songs alike but nothing felt right. Then, I heard the perfect song this morning. It’s a song that is optimistic for those who are currently single and…
Breakeven pt. II
Two weeks ago I scratched the surface on break ups with Breakeven pt. I. Once a relationship ends it feels like there is a real or imagined imbalance between the parties involved e.g. one person grieves more or dates right away and sometime one person finds their future spouse. We all grieve in different ways, When…
Wisdom Wednesday #47 – Is Your Relationship Growing or Diminishing Yourself?
Happy Wednesday! As I work towards writing part two and a possible part three of Breakeven, I think I have successfully been able to recall the essence of the person I was and life I had for one particular breakup so I can accurately write about it. I recently had a “well no-duh” realization, that…
The Side Effects of Breakeven pt. I
Breakeven pt. I had a surprisingly deep impact on me this week and led me on an unexpected journey. I am genuinely speechless. It was my intention from the start to take my writing down a different path than what I published, but I trusted where my writing naturally went and I followed it. I…
Wisdom Wednesday #46 – Power Couple: 10 Traits Men Need To Handle Strong Women
I have been writing a series of posts about romantic relationships specifically breakups. Break ups are often given a bad wrap, it may be because of the heartache and grief that we experience when we reach the end of the road, especially when we felt it would last longer. Or it could be because the…
Illuminated Voice 