Category: Journal

07.16.26 There has been so much going on that some days I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Truthfully, there have been a lot of days where I did both. This season has stretched me in ways I wasn’t expecting. Some of the most beautiful things have happened right alongside some of the hardest… Read more

06.20.26 I woke up this morning feeling different. Not because anything in my life had changed overnight, but because my perspective had. As I listened to the rain outside, it felt like it was washing away some of the negativity, fear, and frustration I have been carrying around. For once, I wasn’t immediately focused on… Read more

06.10.26 Today when I turned on my computer, the screen greeted me with, “Hi Ciana, how are you today?” My first thought was that if it really wanted to fucking know, I was prepared to unload on it. Instead, I took it as a sign that it was probably time to sit down and write.… Read more

06.02.26 Last night, something a friend said in the meeting hit me hard, maybe a little too hard, but in the way that kind of stuff usually does when it’s something I needed to hear. It shook something loose in me. It made me realize I’ve gotten out of the habit of having those real,… Read more