To everyone who has been patiently waiting for me,
I think I owe you all an honest explanation.
Many of you have been wondering why I suddenly disappeared, why there were no updates and why I became so quiet. I kept telling myself I would return once I felt better but the truth is, I haven't been.
The past few months have been some of the most emotionally exhausting months of my life. Work has been overwhelming, life has been difficult and somewhere in between, I slowly lost the peace that I used to carry into my writing. Every day started feeling like I was simply trying to survive rather than truly live.
Many of you know me through stories filled with love, devotion, quiet moments, choosing each other every single day and believing that love is something we protect rather than possess. Lately, I have struggled to connect with those emotions myself. Not because I think those kinds of love stories are meaningless, but because life has left me emotionally tired. When your mind is constantly occupied with responsibilities, uncertainty and stress, it becomes difficult to sit down and write from the heart. I never wanted to force words onto a page just for the sake of updating.
But there is another truth I need to share.
In my daily professional life, I have had to face environments and people particularly some men in positions of power, who seem to make it their daily mission to make my life hell. They try, in subtle and overt ways, to show me that I am 'incapable,' hoping to break my spirit until I just pack up and quit. It took me a long time to realize that their hostility isn't a reflection of my worth; it is a reaction to my strength. I am a woman who is bold, articulate and confident when I speak. I do not back down and I do not shrink myself to make others feel comfortable. Unfortunately, some men simply cannot handle a strong, self-assured woman and they turn the workplace into a battlefield to punish her for it.
