There’s someone in my life who has taught me a complicated truth: not everyone who touches your heart is meant to stay forever, but some leave an imprint you can’t erase. I’ve tried to walk away more times than I can count. I’ve written long goodbyes, sworn I was done, and told myself I deserve …
Author: vivicomfort
Hi! My name is Vivi, pronuced V and then another V.
I somehow convinced myself that the World needs to hear my thoughts, so here I go!
Follow me into the land of random thoughts and perhaps some valuable life lessons, along with a dash of funny stories.
Feel free to read, write, laugh, cry and maybe even be inspired.
Two Years Ago Today: The Day I Chose Myself
Two years ago today, I packed my bags and walked away from my marriage—one of the most painful chapters of my life. I still remember the weight of that moment. I recorded a video as I left the apartment where I once believed I’d build a life full of joy and laughter. Instead, it had …
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Introspection for Comfort
I used to ask myself, “Why wasn’t I enough for him?” Why wasn’t my love enough for him to stay? Why couldn’t I make someone choose me the way I chose them? But something shifted in me this year. I stopped asking why they didn’t love me and started asking why I didn’t love myself …
Almost 40
As the big 4-0 quietly approaches, I find myself reflecting on the woman I’ve become. Forty years on this Earth — and what a ride it’s been. There have been chapters I never thought I’d survive. Moments that cracked me open so deeply, I wasn’t sure how I’d put myself back together. I’ve known betrayal …
When Alone Starts to Feel Like Home
There’s a quiet shift that happens after heartbreak — not the kind that’s fleeting or dramatic, but the kind that guts you. The kind you never really see coming, and then you realize you saw it all along. I used to think love meant sacrifice. That if I just gave more, forgave more, proved I …
The Memory I Didn’t Expect
You know those unexpected memories that resurface—the ones you thought you deleted or buried so deep they’d never return? One of those showed up in my photo memories recently. A snapshot from 2023. Just a simple image, but with it came a flood of emotions I wasn’t ready for. 2023 was a year that almost …
Finding Peace in Solitude
This month has been one of deep introspection — a journey inward I didn’t know I needed until the noise around me became unbearable. One of the biggest lessons I’m learning in this season of healing is how to stop needing to be with someone. As an empath whose love languages are physical touch, gifts, …
The Resilient Force of a Father
As Father’s Day approaches, I find myself reflecting deeply on the two men in my life who have shaped my view of love, protection, and what it truly means to be a man—my father and my brother. The Man Who Gave Me Everything, With So Little My father was dealt one of the roughest hands …
The Power of a Hug
“There are moments in life when words fail, and all the soul craves is to collapse into arms that don’t ask questions—just hold. The kind of hug that doesn’t fix anything, but makes everything feel survivable.” There’s something sacred about a hug—the kind that isn’t rushed or shallow, but deep and grounding. The kind where …
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