Bright Lanterns

Tag: Life

  • Giving Thanks

    Thanksgiving is a time when everyone takes a pause from life and reflects on what they are thankful for. I have so many reasons to be thankful and I thought I would write them down rather than having the thoughts sit in my head. So here are a few things I’m thankful for: First and…

  • Houses Flying Through the Sky

    A few months ago, I gave up on dating. It’s very complicated and I was tired of getting hurt by everyone I talked to. Once I stopped trying, I started to feel better. Like, there wasn’t all this pressure to conform to whatever kind of relationship someone else wanted. It felt freeing. While I don’t…

  • Empathic Pain

    Why do pEople hurt other people? I mean, sometimes we unintentionally hurt others, but why do some people choose to hurt someone else on purpose? I don’t understand. What do they gain out of it? They just go through life doing what they want without a care in the world at the expense of someone…

  • BPD

    After years of wondering what was wrong with me, someone finally told me. Borderline Personality Disorder. Doctors and therapists mentioned it over the years, but it was only just recently that a mental health professional actually diagnosed it. She told me the symptoms and I had almost all of them. I thought I would find…

  • Thunderstorms

    You ever had a moment where you feel like a scared little kid? I’m in my basement because of the thunderstorm that’s happening. I hate thunderstorms. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always been scared of them since I was young. I’m not in an area where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue so I…

  • All a Woman is Good For

    In my opinion this is the best scene in the contemporary movie Little Women. (The second best scene is Laurie’s proposal to Jo, but that’s a whole other blog post in itself). There are a few reasons why this scene is the best: 1). The genuine meaning and truth in the dialogue is poetically beautiful…

  • This One is For You

    Hey, how are you doing? Life can get really hard when you’re in a really dark place, but I want you to know that it will be okay. The world is a better place with you here. Despite what you’re going through and everything that’s happened, you are an amazing person. Even though there are…

  • A Tsunami of Head Noise

    This weekend is the first time in a long while that life has slowed down for a few days. My body gets to relax, but my brain feels just as chaotic as usual. I thought having a few days off from work and time to get away from everyone would help, but the silence just…

  • Summer Nights

    There is one particular scene in movies that I equally hate and love at the same time. It’s the scene that takes place on a Friday or Saturday night in the summer time. The main character is off in the distance drinking from a red solo cup. It’s not the most they’ve ever drank in…

  • Twenty Eight

    I heard this song for the first time the other day and I can’t get it out of my head. Each lyric brings back so many memories and it greatly reflects the way I’ve been feeling for a while now. Even though I’m not twenty eight, it’s not too far off. All the hope for…