I've always loved sunglasses. They've always made me feel protected from the outside world. The more character they have, the more I seem to feel that they help keep a cloak of invisibility around me. Since my mother's passing, in the whirlwind of clearing things that reminded my father of her in a house that … Continue reading Heart Shaped Sunglasses
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Black Beans & Childhood Nostalgia
Throughout my life, food has been both a comfort and a burden. How, fortunate am I to experience that? There are certain foods and flavors that I struggle to replicate only because I am not the one who makes them. My Guatemalan mother used to frequently make black beans, not those from a can, but … Continue reading Black Beans & Childhood Nostalgia
A Letter to My Father That Will Go Unread…
Since I've shared about my mother, it's only fair that I should share about my father. Or at least share the things that, for most of my life, have gone unsaid and unshared about him. Instead of writing about everything that he isn't, I want to share about everything that he is. He will be … Continue reading A Letter to My Father That Will Go Unread…
Everything Is New
The human heart and soul is so resilient, it can repair itself from the deepest of damages but remember in most cases it needs others to help it heal. Don't rush the healing process even if distracting yourself might seem easier. Trust your instincts no matter what others may say or want for you, what … Continue reading Everything Is New
Memories Of You
It's crazy how easily I break when memories of you resurface. Even though I know that the way you spoke to me and treated me made me self destruct towards the end. Today, I was searching through some boxes of things to take with me to my new home and bumped into a life size … Continue reading Memories Of You
My Lifestate 