The Thoughts We Keep to Ourselves

Is Everyone Real or Are Some People NPCs/Bots?

Matrix Code effect with Neo guy in watercolor

I’m starting to wonder if some people are actually… there. Not physically—they’re standing right in front of you—but emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Last week, I asked someone close to me for a simple favor that takes 30 seconds. The response? Nothing. Just radio silence…

What Do You Hope Heaven Is Like?

An Angel standing in Heaven

I find myself thinking about what comes next more than I used to. Not from fear, but from genuine curiosity about the greatest mystery we all face. What happens when this life ends and whatever follows begins?
What do you hope heaven—or whatever comes after—is actually like?

The Family Outsider: When You Love Them But Live Differently

A guy is talking online with parents

Do you ever feel like you love your family but operate on a completely different frequency? A photo from McDonald’s—my sister and 85-year-old father sharing junk food—stayed with me in an unexpected way. I could see the effects of time and caring for everything alone since Mum..

It’s Okay to Be Broken (Sometimes That’s When Love Looks Most Real)

Graphic representation of a broken heart, expressing themes of pain and loss.

We all break sometimes. Relationships end, dreams dissolve, and futures change in ways we never planned. If you’re feeling shattered by someone’s leaving, by someone’s choice to build their life elsewhere, you’re not alone. Sometimes being broken is proof that what you had was real.

Lost in a Care Home – Dementia

Senior man comforting his wife with dementia

The last clear sign: my mum was feeding the dog from the dinner table—something she’d never done. Now, she sits silently in a care home, clutching a toy. How do we navigate the slow, painful goodbye when dementia turns a loved one into a stranger?