unlearn shame. all forms of shame: unemployment, illness, vulnerability, longing, desire, errors, failures. you do not need to feel ashamed of what you are experiencing or living. freedom and shame cannot coexist.
things like this make me really believe in the fact that “there is somebody for everybody” because imagine finding the one person that is actually down to do something like this with you?! 😭
the phrase "for you, i would" is such a gentle and sweet love language. even if i wouldn't normally do something, i would gladly do it just to make you happy.
Life is so funny because you'll love someone so madly hadi useme you'll never love like that again and then boom, you meet someone who makes you so head over heels kushinda ata yule mwingine. I think it's the natural balance of things. I like it
normalize leaving people to avoid empathy burnout. yes, i love you, but i am tired of having to ask you to consider me, and i am tired of you not seeing where you went wrong.
You’re scared to start because you might not get the support you need. My dad always says nunua gari, ikikwama kwa matope utaita watu waskume. But you can’t start telling people to get prepared to push a car that doesn’t exist. We anza, the way becomes clearer as you go.
Lately life has been teaching me that we don't always get what we want because I would have much preferred to kiss someone's daughter's forehead today. Instead, I clocked a 15.91km walk in a desperate attempt to subdue that urge. Well, that didn't work, but I got oranges.