Sometimes, we carry an envisioned version of ourselves in our minds—an image shaped by expectations, goals, and the desire to be perceived a certain way. We hold ourselves to these standards not only to prove something to ourselves, but also to control how others may see us. Yet, in doing so, many of us end… Continue reading I Want to Be More Like Me
Finding Clarity in Confusion
Some days, you may feel the weight of life pressing down on you—like every step forward is a struggle, and even the simplest tasks feel overwhelming. You might not fully understand why you feel so tired, unmotivated, or stretched thin. But what if confusion itself could be your teacher? What if is not a barrier… Continue reading Finding Clarity in Confusion
The People Closest to Us
People are really interesting. The complexities of a human being — why we think the way we do, behave how we behave, and make the choices we make — are endlessly fascinating. What’s even more striking is how deeply interconnected we all are. Whether we realize it or not, every interaction affects us: strangers you… Continue reading The People Closest to Us
Life Is About the Journey
Life is about the jourrrneeeyyyyyyy. Things can happen so fast that, in the moment, we forget to enjoy them — to be thankful, present, and excited about all that is unfolding. We become so fixed on the outcome that we don’t realize how much is happening right now to build the future we dream of.… Continue reading Life Is About the Journey
Familiar, But Not Fully Known: Meeting Myself Again and Again
When I look at myself I feel a strange mix of comfort and confusion. I recognize the features, the habits, the way I carry myself… but now I’m realizing that I don’t feel like I truly know who I am. Like the way people talk about with certainty or pride. Instead, I feel like I’m… Continue reading Familiar, But Not Fully Known: Meeting Myself Again and Again
If Your Lies Were True
To the one this may reach — May something in these words find you. Not just to shake you, but to stir you — A truth, a mirror, a whisper of clarity. May it meet you somewhere between defense and awakening. And in some way, shape, or form… leave something with you. The lies you… Continue reading If Your Lies Were True
Hello World!
This space is where I lay them down—unfiltered, unedited, and covered in grace. I don’t write perfect stories. I write real ones. This is a home for the parts that don’t always fit, but still matter. This is unpunctuated grace.
A Run-On Kind of Life
There are days I feel like I’m living one long, breathless sentence— No pause, no period, no clean line between one role and the next. A mother. A student. A believer. A provider. A soul just trying to stay soft in a world that demands hardness. People ask how I do it all. I don’t.… Continue reading A Run-On Kind of Life
I Am Alina: Living in Unpunctuated Grace 