Sorrow
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Finally Admitting
There is sometimes so much power in admitting things. I often find myself wanting to say that I’m depressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, but there is this other voice that tells me that I should also be grateful, happy, excited, and grateful again. I must stay grateful. But there is something just so oddly satisfying about…
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Colors Within Us
Our worlds are full of colors inside of us. Purple, pink, blue, and light yellow, all floating around and fading into each other. Our souls are full of vibrant, colorful clouds. Their emotions are strong yet always calm. There are pink clouds of love and warmth. There are blue clouds of logic and rationality. But…
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Happy People!
Everyone wants to live a happy life. And for a long time, I believed that finding a happy life meant saying yes to everything. I thought that the only way to have any fun was to be spontaneous. Go! Do! Let go of all your boundaries! Go out to the bars with strangers you just…
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The House Where Everything Fits
I used to see other people get so angry over unjust things that it would consume them. I understood their rage because their rage was warranted. But I didn’t feel that same rage deep within me. I felt ashamed of this for a long time. I worked to mirror their rage because I feared that…
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Nights (Juicy Moons)
The world looks exactly the same at night as it does during the day. It’s just shined with a different light. Just as we need the sun to grow, we need the night to process, reflect, remember, cry, rest… Just because the moon doesn’t shine by itself doesn’t mean it’s not always there protecting and…
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Santiago
This morning on the way to Santiago has all the emotions, rain, sun, clouds, blue skies just like my heart.
Ali Walks Around 