The Cosmic Scribbles

  Dear Sadness, My old friend. It’s been a while. How are you? I remember when you had found a comfortable home in my chest for two years. I remember how we both shared a sweet melancholy – me violently pushing you away and you pulling me back even harder. I remember the muffled cries, the heavy heart, and the all-consuming hollowness that you brought with yourself. I remember the long walks we took into nothingness with the company of sad songs. Sad songs that pierced my heart even further as all my facades dropped. I remember the haven of isolation and hopelessness that you made inside me. I remember all those nights you embraced me with your darkness. And I remember trying to fight you, with all my might, until I couldn’t anymore, and I gave up and you drowned me whole. As you solidified a place in my heart, I started believing that this is how the rest of my life will look like. But things changed between us, didn’t they? Once I stopped fighting and instead started treati...

You have to be intentional about your life. You have to get out of your bed and open the curtains to let the sunshine in. You have to pick up the phone and tell people you love them. You have to challenge your body to see its incredible potential. You have to sit with your thoughts to notice how your mind works in beautiful ways. You have to take the hard paths that lead you to beautiful destinations. You have to water your plants to be astounded by the blooming flowers.  You have to wear clothes you feel good in and appreciate the person you see in the mirror. You have to decrease your screen time and increase your sun time. You have to be generous with compliments and vocal about your feelings. You have to walk, step after step, through unknown territories, through uncomfortable patches to discover the beauty of being alive.  You have to laugh louder, smile wider, hug longer. You have to allow people in and give them the opportunity to love you. You have to be your favorite ...