On the Ghost of Disconnection

Philosophy with a strong language warning.

I am so done with fear. I am really really done with it. And pain. I refuse. Enough.

Throughout my entire life, the hardest thing for me to deal with was situations where the people close to me—family members, close friends, or romantic connections—sided with their ghosts over healing, joy, and full aliveness. And me, in a way. By siding with their gho…