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Not every decision needs a story …. There is something many women do without even realizing it. We explain. And explain. And explain again. We explain our decisions. We explain our feelings. We explain our boundaries. We explain why we said no. We explain why we changed our minds. Sometimes we explain things no one even asked us to explain. And if you are honest with yourself, you’ve probably done this too. You are supposed to say something simple like: "I can’t make it today." But instead of stopping there, you continue. "I can’t make it today because I had a long week… I woke up tired… I still have things to do… maybe another time…" You keep adding reasons. You keep adding details. You keep trying to make your decision more acceptable. But here is a quiet truth many women discover later in life. 👉 You do not need to explain yourself that much. Not everything needs a long explanation. 🌿 Sometimes a simple sentence is enough. Why You Tend to Explain Yourself 🤍 Ma...

  It took me so long to write about 2025.  I usually write on New Year’s Eve about how the whole year had been.  But 2025 was a bit heavy… I just couldn’t. 🥲 Every time I tried, the words felt like stones. Not soft. Not flowy. Just… heavy. Image via Pixabay 2025 started quietly. Too quietly. 👀 My writing gigs dried up. You know that slow panic when emails stop coming in? When you keep refreshing your inbox like it owes you money? 😭 That was me. I told myself it was just January. Then February said, “Relax.” March said, “Be patient.” April said, “Sis… we need a meeting.” The gigs weren’t just slow. They disappeared.  Clients ghosted.  Projects paused.  Budgets “shifted.”  Suddenly I had a lot of time. Too much time. And time without money? Very loud. 💀 Read Also: Life is About Knowing the Truth Celebrate Your Small Wins I Endured an Emotionally Abusive Relationship Because of Low Self Esteem I remember sitting at my desk one afternoon. Laptop open. ...