[Rant] No, this isn’t an everyone-is-special-participation-trophy type of post. But you most likely are not generic. Even if you are “just” a, “ordinary person” who works a 9 to 5 with “no interesting hobby”. Movies, series, social media, filters make you feel like you are. But you know what? Not everyone travels to Bali 5 times per year and surfs…
There is a right way to apologize, and there are apologies that just make things worse. Don’t be one of those people who always fall in the latter category. An apology done the right way is sincere, acknowledges the mistake you made, the other person’s pain that resulted, and your desire to make things better. A good (dare I say…
You stop being too needy once you stop expecting from others what you are not giving to yourself. It can be devastating when someone accuses you of being too needy. It’s almost ironic since, if you really are ‘too needy’, you are probably desperate for that person’s approval to feel good about yourself. And yet, here they are giving you…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always craved deeper, more meaningful relationships in my life. Be it with my parents (who were kind, but sort of distant), my siblings (geographically far), my cousins (scattered across different countries), or with my friends. I had friends, but it was always… weird, and when things finally got better, I was forced…
