Living. Loving. Laughing. with M_Southernbelle

Out With The Old, In With The New

Hey guys! Long time no talk? lols Sorry that it’s been so long. Let’s talk, Currently, I would guestimate that there are 10-15 unpublished articles sitting in my drafts right now. Why? Honestly, I have no logical reason as to why outside of me not being able to get out of my own head. A…

Am I Happy?

If you’re a weirdo anything like me then you probably ponder over this question whenever you get alone with your own thoughts which is probably one of the most loaded questions ever. Truthfully, I have no idea how to actually answer the above question because I’m just not sure if I even know for myself….

Rejection Is Redirection

Life for the past year has been far from superb, filled with lots of rejection from a multitude of sources – at a certain point, you kinda get used to it and no, that’s not a bad thing. Yvonne loves to say that each rejection is just a hidden blessing. Michael & Vickie love reminding…

The Art of Crying

Welcome back!! Happy 3rd of October! If you know me personally or simply follow me on twitter then you probably know I cry alot. No, I’m not depressed or just sad all the time; I just happen to enjoy this form of cathartic release. Contrary to popular opinion, crying shouldn’t just be an indicator that…

Things I’ve Learned on Hiatus

So if you’re new here, WELCOME!!! Thanks for tuning in! If you’re a returning reader, thanks for coming back! My apologies for the long wait. I needed some time to regroup and figure some things out. Many things have changed in the 5 months that I’ve been on hiatus (once again, so sorry for the…

My Relationship with Romantic Love

Two posts ago, I spoke about being in a relationship with myself, but I didn’t speak on why I took that route. Frankly, I think it’s something everyone between 20-25 should do at some point during those 5 years because it’s life changing. Nevertheless, I took that route because because like most, I’ve had my…

I’m not Confrontational, You are!

I’ve been called a lot of different things throughout my years of existence: confrontational, aggressive, abrasive, complicated, combative, defensive, etc…the list can go on. My problem is that most of the time when I’ve been called those adjectives, it’s been by men (Spoiler Alert! I don’t care!!) but after a while I started to wonder,…

Me, Islam, and My Mental Health

In case you couldn’t tell from all the pictures of me, SURPRISE! I’m Muslim lol. And my relationship with my religion is very complicated. Ideally, I tell myself that it shouldn’t be this complicated because Islam is pretty easy in essence and practice. However, it’s still complicated. It’s complicated because life is complicated. The western…