A Letter to YOU

To my old self,     Hey, I know you're going through some shit and it hurts. But it's part of everyone's existence. Pain is inevitable. You'll probably experience more and this is definitely not the worst. Some people went through leaps and hurdles twice as much as yours, even thrice as much. So don't think you won't go through this, because in reality, you will. This won't take long as long as you help yourself to move forward. :) You're nineteen and you have all things in store for you. You now have all...

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Lessons Learned from The Dating Cure

     "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." --Despite these profound truths, loss is and will always be a horrific experience to endure. The end of a relationship -- the loss of the desired love object means having to experience raw, primitive pain. The problem only intensifies when she can't accept the loss. She stays attached to wanting the man back, deluding herself into thinking it's...

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Stuck in the Middle

     Months have passed and I can say I've been okay. I've been more than okay. My deepest gratitude to my friends who have been with me through thick and thin. A week ago, the guy and I started communicating again. And been into something I cannot define. Just friends or lovers -- that I cannot decipher. And I don't want to clear things off for I have been lost when the topic has been brought up. And now I'm stuck...

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Emotional Reactionary

               If there’s one thing I hate about myself, it’s my being a reactionary — an emotional reactionary. I just can’t help reminiscing on what have happened in the past years of my existence, especially those bitter moments and heart-crushing times. I can’t forget those who had hurt me. Talk about clemency and I’d blankly stare at you.        ...

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Let Things Work Out For Themselves

     When love gets tough, when it seems like the world has crashed over your head and when you feel there's nowhere to run, think again. You've got your F-R-I-E-N-D-S to back you up -- anytime, anywhere. :)      A couple of weeks ago, there came my second real-life failed relationship. It was not easy coping with the loss especially you've known for a fact that you did everything to make things...

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