Roar in the Afterglow

We have all heard the expression To Find Your Other Half, the person who will complete you. That You will fall in love and become as One... But where the heck does this idea of being each other halves come from ? Should we not focus on becoming complete, and as strong individuals as we can be, before we decide to share ourselves with someone else ?  Do we need someone else to be our other half ? Our Better half ? Can I not be my best whole and then find another whole to share my best whole with ? I used to think that way, that I need someone else to complete me, to make me whole, but what I have learned over the past few years is that you should focus on completing yourself as one whole, and as you own up to this way of thinking, someday, people who are good for you (and perhaps that special someone) will find you. You should always remember to focus on someone who wants you whole. And the same goes for that someone, you should focus on finding someone who is whole, ab...

Ever been in a situation where you gave all of your energy and ended up losing yourself and your belief in your own self-worth? Ever been through that emotional rush, when you, despite the fear of being to much of a wreck for someone else to love (ever) make that life changing decision to finally say "NO, No more. Life is beautiful. I deserve better than this ! " ? I have; After four years of riding the roller coaster of an emotionally abusive relationship, that started when I was 17, I have had enough. My knees where shaking, But I stood up. And every day, no matter what I am going through, I am thankful for that what felt like a fight for my last gasp of air, but what turned to a roar for life, love and everything that makes the world beautiful. From that moment on I Roar in the Afterglow. This is a blog about life and learning from it, love, dating, single life and the things in a relationship that matter the most, positive thinking, always remembering yo...