Originally published on Thought Catalog. Making the decision to leave someone you love is never easy. When you have invested so much of yourself into one person for so long, it can begin to seem impossible that you could ever live a life without them. Even after all of the pain and the hurt they inflicted upon you, you still loved them. You tried so desperately to picture a better life with them—a time when your everyday wouldn’t feel like you were fighting a war you would ne

Originally published on Thought Catalog. I almost messaged you today to see how you were weathering this storm. Neither of us were prepared for it to end like it did, but the truth came raining down on us in tidal waves instead of raindrops. I waited and waited for the storm to clear, but then I realized that this was exactly what you wanted. First, drown what we once had. Then, cleanse this place of any remnants of us. Finally, wash your hands clean of our love. Forever. If

Originally published on She Rose Revolution. I remember when six a.m. used to be about drinking coffee and beginning my day. Now, six a.m. is riddled with memories I wish I could forget. A sleepless night next to you, because I am filled with regret. A sleepless night filled with nightmares signalling to me that this time, it really is the end. A sleepless night next to you, because I still cannot feel comfortable with you close to me. A morning I never want to end because de

“My life could have followed a very different timeline and I do not take that for granted.” -Maggie Grout, Founder of Thinking Huts At the age of 15, Maggie Grout decided to pair her interest in technology with her desire to increase educational opportunities around the globe through the creation of Thinking Huts. Thinking Huts is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to combine technology with humanitarianism in order to provide quality education across the globe. The key t

Originally published on Thought Catalog. Sometimes, you have a gut feeling that it is time to walk away from someone you care about, but part of you is still craving closure. If you are lucky, this closure comes to you in the form of a breakup note or an argument or even a slammed door in your face. But other times, you are met with ice-cold silence. This is when you know. You have to walk away now. You need to pick yourself up off the floor and never look back. You are worth

Originally Published on She Rose Revolution. Where do you go when you have nothing left to give? You leave. You walk away. And you cut off access to your life. Because someone who only wants you when it’s convenient does not actually want you. They just want. They want to be satisfied when they want it. And they want to be left alone more than they want you there. They want to be able to leave you at a moment’s notice. They want to be able to pretend that you do not even exis