Bella’s Journal

09/03/2026

Normalize doing the harmless thing you keep thinking about.

Want a coffee? Go get one. Curious about making cheesecake? Buy the ingredients.
Been meaning to finish that book? Read a few pages tonight.

Most people do not neglect themselves in grand, obvious ways. They do it by postponing every small want until it no longer feels worth having. The coffee can wait. The book can wait. The recipe can wait.

Soon, their whole life begins to sound like something they will get around to.
These tiny moments matter. Each time you follow through, you stop teaching yourself that your own life can always wait.

09/02/2026

Someone can misunderstand you once, and you can spend years trying to become understandable.

You change your voice and your habits.
The way you love and things you ask for.

Until one day you look at yourself and realize you’ve been editing a person who was never supposed to be edited.

For someone who wasn’t even looking closely.

09/02/2026

We blinked and it’s September 🍂

08/30/2026

𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒅. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔, 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒅.

For those of us watching from a distance, it can be hard to fully understand what people are going through. Behind every flood is a family, a home, a community, and someone’s life being turned upside down.

As we look at this rainbow, may it remind us that hope still exists, but also that we should never become numb to the suffering of others.

My heart goes out to everyone affected by these disasters. May they be kept safe, may separated families find each other, and may those who have lost so much find the support they need to begin again. ❤️‍🩹

07/15/2026

You don't realize how lonely you are until it's the end of the day and you have a bunch of things to talk about, but no one to tell them to.

07/14/2026

You must learn to enjoy life without needing an audience to see that you are enjoying life.

07/14/2026

My PIN number to this day is my second grade best friend’s birthday.
There are people I don't talk to anymore whose families are still in my prayers. There are shirts I wear to bed from exes of 8 years ago who are married now with kids. And I haven't found a macaroni salad recipe better than my college boyfriend's moms.

Our lives are made up of so many people and when people become parts of our lives, some parts remain long after they leave. And in the same exact way, it's comforting to know there are so many lives you're still a part of that you have no idea about.

—i-wrotethisforme

07/14/2026

When you have an argument with your love

One of the most powerful art pieces from Burning Man:

A sculpture of two adults after a disagreement, sitting with their backs to each other. Yet, the inner child in both of them simply wants to connect. Age has many beautiful gifts but one we could live without is the pride and resentment we hold onto when we have conflicts with others. The forgiving, free spirit of children is our true nature. Remember this when you feel stubborn.

07/11/2026

There are people who won’t tend to the connection with you, yet still expect access
to everything it produces whenever it’s convenient for them. Not every bond that feels familiar is meant to be watered.
Some are only meant to be outgrown.

07/10/2026