Poems, notes and deep(er) dives
The full collection of my musings in different forms to match your mood. Things I noticed and thought were worth mentioning.
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Is the box really there?
Look, I hate being boxed in. Walking through the catacombs in Paris? No thank you. Entering an elevator with more people than you’d be comfortable getting stuck with? Also, no. Like I’ve said before, boxes have a tendency to make…
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On Restlessness
Sometimes we feel restless because we need to take a deep breath and remind ourselves that everything is well and truly fine. But sometimes we’re restless because we need to rest less. If you’ve been ignoring some creative urge, it’s…
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On letting the pen do the talking
Sometimes when I feel off, I pick up a (red) pen and start moving my hand without any rhyme or reason. Whenever I do this, there’s inevitably a moment when I feel like an insane person as I wait for…
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They meet, they date, they fight, they make up, then it’s all happily ever right? My novel picks up right in the messy middle of happily ever after.
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Who Am I?
WHO AM I? be sexier, be funnier, be thinner, be prettier. “Be you.” But who is that? too smart. too thin. too sexy. too loud. “Be you.” But not too much. __________ __________ __________ I am. And that’s enough. -Alyssa…
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Running Water
The wall grew taller The river grew deeper As she drowned in her fears The wall became shorter The river became shallower As she dared to share What had been dammed before
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Doors and Dreams
There’s a whole world you’ve never seen because you’ve never dared to dream beyond the borders of what you were taught to love. There’s a whole world you’ve never explored because you’ve been scared to choose a door fearing the…
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Is the box really there?
Look, I hate being boxed in. Walking through the catacombs in Paris? No thank you. Entering an elevator with more people than you’d be comfortable getting stuck with? Also, no. Like I’ve said before, boxes have a tendency to make…
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On Restlessness
Sometimes we feel restless because we need to take a deep breath and remind ourselves that everything is well and truly fine. But sometimes we’re restless because we need to rest less. If you’ve been ignoring some creative urge, it’s…
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On letting the pen do the talking
Sometimes when I feel off, I pick up a (red) pen and start moving my hand without any rhyme or reason. Whenever I do this, there’s inevitably a moment when I feel like an insane person as I wait for…
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On Saying No
Saying no is sometimes difficult because we think that saying no now is saying no forever. So even though it may not feel good to say no in the moment, it feels worse to shun the idea forever so we…
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On Choice
With change, comes choice. Change is inevitable, but along with change comes the opportunity for choice. When change comes knocking, make a choice. Choose transformation.
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Love Songs Versus Real Love
The day to day business of loving someone is seldom discussed. Songs tend to be about heartbreak, falling in love, or the major milestones that disrupt the mundane. However, the magic lies within the mundane. Because it’s there that commitment…
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