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The anonymous letter
Photo Credit: Liam Truong on Unsplash. The rain is slowly dripping down the foggy windows. The clouds are covering the sky like a...

Lydia Siamando
Oct 3, 20206 min read


I thought my insecurities would vapour
“The fastest way to kill something special is to compare it to something else.” Photo credit: Volkan Olmez from Unsplash As a young girl,...

Lydia Siamando
Jun 13, 20204 min read


It's time to MOVE ON
Have you ever had to move on from a situation? A relationship? A heartbreak? A friend? A loss? Photo credit: Sunyu from Unsplash. Easier...

Lydia Siamando
Mar 1, 20203 min read


The importance of finishing one chapter at a time.
Chapter of a book? of life? of what exactly? Photo credit: Jonas Jacobs from Unsplash Whether you're a book lover or not, you would agree...

Lydia Siamando
Jan 21, 20203 min read


I decided to put my reality glasses on
And what changed? Photo credit: Nick Hillier from Unspsplash. A year ago today I published a blog called "I feel nostalgic" and a year...

Lydia Siamando
Jan 13, 20203 min read


No, you're not my happiness
How many times have we put our happiness in the hands of things, people, places, and you name it? Photo credit: Jade Wulfraat from...

Lydia Siamando
Nov 29, 20193 min read


To belong
Do you ever feel like you don’t belong? Yet you crave the feeling of belonging immensely. Photo credit: Rodrigo Mtorres It all started...

Lydia Siamando
Oct 28, 20193 min read


I've stopped writing?
Wait, what? Photo credit: Andrew Neel on Unsplash If you read my blogs regularly, you may notice it has been a while since my last blog....

Lydia Siamando
Sep 2, 20192 min read


I feel nostalgic . . .
When nostalgia hits you right in the feels at night. You know what I'm talking about? Those moments that just ... Photo credit: Yuvraj...

Lydia Siamando
Jan 13, 20193 min read


Five years
Photo credit: Meiying Ng on Unsplash Before I jump straight into this, I want to make one thing clear: this is not where I will be. This...

Lydia Siamando
Dec 31, 20186 min read


Victim or Victorious?
Here, I briefly share my personal story. I hope you get encouraged as you read it. "To be continued ..." because I am still learning,...

Lydia Siamando
Sep 18, 20185 min read


He kept coming back to me
Photo credit: Yener Ozturk on Unsplash My dark side I was doing just fine. I was happy and enjoying my life. Until this one time . . . I...

Lydia Siamando
Jul 25, 20184 min read


More than just a number
Photo credit: Nick Hillier on Unsplash In October 2014, my family and I left our home country Iraq, due to the war, and temporarily moved...

Lydia Siamando
May 22, 20183 min read
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