Lessons we learn from regret.

Regret: feeling sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity). Oxford Dictionaries We cannot live looking back in constant regret, but we can learn the lessons regret teaches us. True that we cannot undo or change what’s been done, but regret does serve a purpose.

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Why I chose to spend Thanksgiving alone.

For the past 13 years, I hosted thanksgiving at my then home. It was a lot of fun; the cooking, prepping, anticipation and then my beloved friends. -a little stressful too-This year was different. As I started my journey as an unmarried person, I could no longer host. I had many awesome invitations and felt really […]

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Living without a plan.

When I was little I agonized about growing up because unlike other kids who could imagine a future, I couldn’t because I didn’t have a clue of what I hoped or wanted. Growing up didn’t look good. It looked gloomy and dark. I felt helpless and lost in what I thought was a terrifying jungle […]

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On being grateful, and all that jazz.

We are mostly grateful when we feel extremely happy and see light where in other moments we would see nothing but pitch dark. We seem to be able to connect the dots and fully understand how, one not so happy place, brought us the good in our lives. Funnily, we think less about being grateful […]

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By chance…

It was by chance that we met. My friends and I had won a hefty sum of money when we were in our twenties and we took off to the beach, tagging along with one of my dearest friend’s parents. We didn’t even know where we were going, we just wanted to go to the […]

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