Who I Really Am
This image is a 100% different person than I was one year ago. This is what wholeness looks like. I collapsed, I fractured, but I didn’t give up. I did the work. It was messy. It cracked me open. It
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The Art of One Small Shift
What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? You know what’s easier than overhauling your life? Hydration. Okay, okay—maybe not easier, exactly (some of us still forget to drink water until dinner), but let’s just say: small changes
Growth for a Ghost
There is a special kind of grief reserved for those of us who must stay close to someone we no longer get to hold. Not because we want to. Not because we can’t let go. But because life built a
For the Moms Who Don’t Quit
My mom is no longer here in body.But she’s here.In the resilience I respect.In the care I try to offer.In the quiet, determined power I still seek to understand. She did it all.Four boys.Homemade meals. Clean floors.School nights, science fairs,
Freedom, As I Know It
What does freedom mean to you? There’s a version of freedom I was sold.It came dressed in ambition and polished with approval.It said: be more, do more, control more.It measured liberty in output and influence. But freedom isn’t loud.It doesn’t
About us
Hey, I know you were expecting to come here finding the story of how Oddthentics came to be. But i couldn’t find the words. Because it’s not another heartless Brand trying to shape you in its image while trying to
The Letter I’ll Never Send
(for the love we waited for… and the silence that followed) Hey,There’s no anger in this. Not even confusion anymore. Just a still, low burning ache…the one that hums beneath the ribs when it’s too quiet to ignore. I think
Contradiction Card #488: “Pizza Isn’t Gratitude, But I’m Starving”
Contradiction Card #488: “Pizza Isn’t Gratitude, But I’m Starving” Emotion Pair: Bitterness + HungerMood Texture: Cold cheese with a side of passive resentmentSymbolic Inner State: A thank-you balloon tied to an empty lunchbox — Summary:You just spent three weeks solving
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Contradiction Card #612:
“Contradiction Cards: Because your wholeness doesn’t need to make sense to be valued.” “I’m Still the Villain in Their Story, Even After I Healed” Emotion Pair: Regulated + ResentedMood Texture: A lighthouse blamed for not being a rescue boatSymbolic Inner
A Sanctuary of Me
Today, I found myself reflecting deeply on everything that’s happened since my divorce… on my ex, on the kids, on the home I lost, and the self I found. It’s strange, in a painful, poetic kind of way. I didn’t
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