“Maybe, it was self-sabotage, but I knew to step out of it when I really wanted to.“ Concentration. Focus. Attention. I feel like at one point I did know what those words meant. I’d decide something, set it on my to-do list, and then do…
These days I’ve been having the same picture on my mind over and over again. If I’m being honest, it’s not one I’ve dwelt on for longer than a little moment before now and I’ve often just moved on soon after, but lately, it’s there;…
Sometimes, you have to look outside the cracks of the life you’re living and remember that pain is only temporary. I’ve been thinking about how easy it is, how easy it is to get swept up in agony. Once you fall in its depth and…
It’s insane to think that we are almost at the 9th month of this crazy year! September has always symbolised something new to me, perhaps because it was always associated with a new school term which often meant a chance to start afresh; new friends,…
I feel like it’s the right time to reflect once more on my love-hate relationship with the world we live in online. From the moment my eyes find daylight to the moment I close them shut, at some point, my fingers take me on a…
It’s Sunday again. Truthfully, the only reason why I know this is because I’ve set a reminder to write for ON SECOND THOUGHT. This year has been a lot (we’ve been over this already), but this week has not been better. I’ve been feeling tired…
RED. It’s always been my favourite colour. When I was younger, I loved how to me it burned brighter than any other colour. I was never really into pink as a little girl although I was stereotypically ‘girly’ in the things I did and liked….
Isn’t it strange that the thing I look forward to the most during the week is the moment when looking up, I don’t see a ceiling, but the bright sky staring down at me? They are the moments that exist beyond the borders of the…
It’s Sunday once again, and I’m sure you all know what that means… ON SECOND THOUGHT is here! Before you jump right in, I just want to let you I added the ON SECOND THOUGHT series to the categories section of the blog this way…
Undoubtedly, I’m sure we can agree we all have an online persona. It’s the side of us that slays every Instagram photo and knows to highlight our best side. Our online persona often pops out through heart-eyed emojis and goofy writing styles. Some of us…