Bright Lanterns

Tag: Reality

  • You’re Gonna Miss Me One Day

    I have a habit of getting on facebook everyday. And facebook has this terrible feature of showing “memories” of things posted on this day in the years prior. I’ve been getting a lot of your memories lately. Like our trip to Cbus for the Lush outlet and Disney store, going to Pittsburg for the only…

  • Therapy

    I have a love/hate relationship with therapy. Mostly, because all of the therapists that I’ve actually connected with have left. I don’t do well when people leave. Why open up to someone when they’re just going to leave? I know that’s fear of abandonment talking, but it feels like a valid point in my head.…

  • So I Remember…

    At the 66th annual Grammy Awards, Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs performed a duet of Chapman’s classic song “Fast Car,” and in my opinion, it was one of the best Grammy performances I’ve ever seen. I am a big fan of the song, the message behind the lyrics, and the dynamic simplicity of the iconic…

  • Hazbin Hotel: A Beautiful Illustration of Redemption in an Otherwise Raunchy Adult Comedy

    I don’t watch too many adult animated shows, mostly because I find their storylines tend to prioritize profanity and sexual innuendos over a genuine plot. I can’t be too critical because obviously those shows have a lot of advantages to using animation for comedic purposes than live action and I won’t deny that most of…

  • I’m a Mess

    I have the song “I’m a Mess” by Avril Lavigne stuck in my head. I know that the meaning behind the song doesn’t exactly suit my situation, but it was the only phrase that immediately came to mind a few days ago. During this past week, I was at work and a guy gave me…

  • Ace of Spades

    Over the past few months, I’ve grown more comfortable with the realization of being ace. I finally have a term for how I feel (or I guess what I don’t feel) and while I’m not really into labels, I don’t necessarily mind this one. After many years of being in limbo with life and mental…

  • Thinking of Him

    I have a friend who’s really confident and experienced when it comes to dating. I know she has her struggles, but there’s a part of me that envies her. She knows how to get the attention of men, and I cannot. I can try all I want, but it’s just not working. Anyway, we were…

  • 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…