Danae Decker

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Happily, Not Sad Anymore

As the world changes its seasons, so do our inner thoughts and feelings.

Forgiveness: Not for the Weary

Forgiveness is not for the weary. Not for the weak. To truly forgive, one has to be strong. One has to know that they are better for moving along. Moving away from a cliff’s edge.

Good Business Starts from the Top

An organization can’t pull a weed and leave the root and expect the atmosphere to get better. It’s going to just keep coming back.

I started playing the what-if game when I was young. It began as a fun way to see different outcomes in the situation I was in. Then- I grew up. Growing up can put a damper on the what-if game. You find yourself older. Sometimes you feel down about something or feel like a failureContinue reading “The What-if Game”

An Emotional Abuser

We all have skeletons in our closets. Things we aren’t proud of, or too embarrassed to tell.

We curl up at night and replay those situations that feel like demons looming over our beds. The fear returns for a brief moment because at that time, our emotions were beaten down like a hammer hits a tent stake- that won’t go into the hard ground.

Version of Peace

Peace is a word that I have been searching for most of my life. At times, I felt so far away from what I thought was peace, that I just accepted the fact that it was a word that was not going to describe my life.

Hold on to the Real

Hold on to the real things in your life.
The things that make you ache with passion
when you see it or experience it.

Dating

So, how do I find a balance? Finding this balance is a goal. I know that I can not be the only person out there that struggles with little frustrations of dating and relationships.

High Functioning Depression

Have you ever just hit a wall mentally before and instead of putting it in reverse and backing up like a rational person would, you keep slamming into the wall?

The Journey of an Overactive Mind

I often think. My mind is almost never off. At first, I felt that this was a curse. But, it’s a strength. The key to thinking is not letting your mind take something and run away with it. Like, run away and not come back. Often times, I feel like I have to tie a leash to some thoughts to ensure they do not escape and wreak havoc in my life.

Be Happy With Yourself

One must go through heaps and heaps of learning moments, and reflection to arrive at the moment where they know they need to let go- and reevaluate themselves.

Ugly Hearts

A woman sits at the far end of a restaurant sobbing because she just let someone else take a piece of her heart away. A piece of her light. A man sits in a bar, banging his fist onto the bar top, and his heart feels as used as the stained, tattered bar rag thatContinue reading “Ugly Hearts”

Temporary Oasis

Temporary oasis. This idea popped into my head while listening to a random love song on YouTube. I often find myself thinking about my life. Where I’ve been, where I’m at, and where I’m going. Thoughts lead to examine the places, people, and things that serve as a temporary oasis.

Raised in a Place

As I was speaking to a colleague over Zoom today, I heard it. I heard the place that I come from. It’s the subtle things in my actions, and how I speak that make me remember that I was raised in a place that laid an honest foundation to who I would become- and who I am still discovering.