Before starting an argument, pause and ask yourself one simple question: Is this helping our connection, or hurting it? That question isn’t about avoiding conflict. Healthy relationships require honest conversations. But not every emotion needs to become a confrontation in the moment. Sometimes we’re not reacting to what just happened. Sometimes we’re reacting to stress, … More Before You Start the Argument
Understanding when a relationship has reached its end and choosing to exit with grace instead of rage and resentment. … More Exit Stage Right
It felt familiar in all the right and wrong ways … More Red Flags
Self inflicted heartbreak … More One Cold Summer
Maybe her poison is the only medicine I know … More A Fiend Kept Alive by Poison
I read your invitation and I hadn’t quite found the words to say to you in reply. Until now. In a moment of rest, I found clarity. So many years have passed since our last swing at this relationship thing. You hurt me deeply. But the loss was not without a lesson. I have did … More Open Letter to Toxic Love
It has not yet fallen, but the precipitation is predicted Anticipation of a restricted communication conflicted and afflicted With distress and distraught from the current dress Dressed in rain and soaked in pain provoked to remain in disdain…and revolt Distinguish between the anguish and ambition My rendition of this anger in opposition Purposefully defeated by … More A Secluded Heart
They think the door being closed deafens my ears But, I can hear them screaming at each other in the other room I hate it when they argue It frightens me, saddens me, and weakens my spirit Unfortunately, I’ve grown so accustomed to it I’m only a kid, so how am I supposed to handle this? … More A Child’s Baggage
Ronaldo Gilley 