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on imbalance

October 12, 2018


I’m not sure if I’ve covered this before but even still, imbalances can change and come and go and shift as situations are never the same.

But I had an epiphany yesterday and I wanted to write it all out and down before the courage it takes to do so wanes and ultimately leaves me. I’ll explain what I mean by this later, or in another blog post, because that’s something else I’m contending with. [Read more…]

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on effort

October 3, 2018


Effort is a HUGE thing for me. I’m sure it is for a lot of folks and businesses worldwide but I don’t care for sweeping generalizations right now. I don’t care for a lot of generalizations most of the time, but that’s a topic for a different blog. [Read more…]

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on the resilience of all things

August 15, 2018


I wrote the title of this blog as a throwaway phrase late last year; tossed into my iPhone note app in the wee hours of the morning. In that space when the moonlight has passed into shadow and the sun hasn’t quite woken up yet.  [Read more…]

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accepting that I’m not alright …right now

April 3, 2018


Warning: This deals with depression.  [Read more…]

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the big 100 – looking back on 100 blogs

March 19, 2018


The one-hundredth blog. A blogging milestone, I believe I can call this, yes? After going back and forth on how best to do a recap, I decided a short and sweet peek through the last 99 blogs would be the best way to go. Not because I don’t love writing – y’all know I do – but because it would take ages to go through individual posts and talk a little bit about each one. Besides, if you’re here, you’ve likely been through or browsed enough entries to get a feel of what I typically tend to write.

Let’s dive in shall we?  [Read more…]

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from here to there

February 12, 2018


It’s already the middle of February and while that’s not a negative after the ENDLESS month of January we endured, something has been going on that I haven’t managed to name for the last 6 or so weeks. Let’s see if I’m able to actually pin it down for the sake of this blog: This thing is a whole lot of procrastination followed by fits and bursts of productivity which is then usurped by crippling self-doubt (a result of my little to no self-belief). This has been happening in a series of relentless waves and the current is a strong and formidable force; so much so I can’t help but feel that in spite of these rapid peaks and valleys, and the uncertainty they have brought, this is precisely what’s meant to happen at this point in my life.  [Read more…]

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busy isn’t always good

January 27, 2018


Busy just might be bad…

No, not really. Busy is good in a lot of ways: Having projects or hobbies keeps your mind healthy and preoccupied; having personal or professional deadlines keeps you on your toes; having chores does a magical job of keeping those wandering thoughts neat and clean (and your home); having a job for x amount of hours per day keeps your head above water and the bills paid. [Read more…]

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on just doing it

January 24, 2018


2018:

“I just decided to do it.”

I’m tricking my brain into this new ‘go big or go home’ way of living because for far too long I’ve not been honoring (yes, honoring) what it is I’m meant to do with this life. Not that I know what exactly that is, or if I ever will. Anyway, what I have been doing is allowing myself to go along with the low or high tides, accepting things as they are, things that I never would have given the time of day to before now. I’ve let so many parts of myself go in the effort of appeasing or appealing to others that switching the lights back on is nothing if not a painful reminder of just how dim things have become.  [Read more…]

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on 2017

December 31, 2017


Well, here we are again. Another year ending, another year beginning. Another year of lessons, of highs and lows and every in-between moment that never ceases in its reminder that yes, I am still a part of it all.

That I still possess a beating, sometimes bleeding, heart. Still own a pair of lungs that breathe in and breathe out the stress, the happiness and even those words I keep only for myself. Ya know, the truths held tight for the space within each and every pause, as the air lingers on my lips for an infinitesimal moment in time.

That I still feel, share, experience, engage, act, and move, and move, and move forward. That I still Am.

But what else happened this year? What sets it apart? What sets it back or rather, what did I or didn’t I accomplish?

Well, let’s go back to the start…

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on rejection

November 27, 2017


Rejection can wear quite a few faces – love, friendships, relationships, acquaintances, hell even a stranger can reject you – if you’re the sort that unmistakably knows how to find it in everyone. If you’re the sort… like me.  [Read more…]

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  • Make. A. Splash. And yes, that’s a life lesson. Make waves, even if they’re ripples. Makes choices, even if they’re risky or scare you. Walk on walk on walk on. 💕🛣
  • The same light never looks the same from one space to the next. Just like emotions. Mine have been all over the place lately and sometimes I find the handle and hold them until they settle and other times I’m overpowered and pulled so far down by them. These last few days has all been about managing (or the mismanagement thereof) expectations. Blog coming shortly on the topic but for now, my favorite little light in the home. x
  • First blog since coming back. Four months away from writing was a long long time and while I’m so happy to be back, I’m not sure, really, why I stopped. Could have been emotional distress, could have been lack of inspiration. Could have been a thousand other things. All I know is, I’m happy to be writing again and feeding that passion well. x | Link in bio.
  • Long time no talk/post/see, lovelies. So I’m starting with my new favorite mug—a gift for my upcoming birthday from one of my best friends. Who lives 3k miles away. Like all of my bestest, great friends. ‘
BUT! I’m here to talk about my blog, which is now back up and running! I’ll be changing things as I go, aesthetics and themes down the line but for now, it’s back. Which means more writing! Yay! Honestly cannot waif. The time away was good and needed and I feel healthy and recharged because of it. ‘
Also happy summer is coming to a close. I’m ready for Fall and all the little details and perfect temperatures that go along with that. Who else is with me?! Summer is the pits. I’m not a fan of heat so every year I almost dread it. ‘
Anyway! Hello all, hope you’re well and doing your thang as best you can! ✨☕️💯💕
  • Warmth. I just crave warmth. Not heat, not sensation itself, just connective warmth. It’s been an interesting time as of late and I’m taking everything one short step at a time. Hope y’all are well! 😌
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  • I could eat them ALL and not have a single regret. 🍪🤤 Happy Almost Weekend! I’ll be sending out a package with a bunch of these delicious homemade goodies all the way across the country, so fingers crossed they don’t disappoint!
  • I’m waiting to be swept away and away and away.
  • Hey gang! So, there’s going to be a shift in this account and I wanted to give a heads up. See, I’ve felt aimless and directionless when it comes to this blog & IG aesthetic, & what the message is I want to convey. And it comes down to this recent revelation: I was trying to be someone I’m not. Holding a place for a person/a stranger that doesn’t belong. And this was all happening within me. So, I’m choosing to evolve. To change and share an authentic version for you versus what I *think* people want. So the colors will be warmer, the photos more intimate and less posed (not saying that pre-fab look won’t ever happen but..) and I’m hoping it’ll be a way for me to create and give in a way I haven’t done before. So thank you thank you thank you if you choose to stick around or have been there all along. Just wrote the 100th blog entry a little while ago over on the blog, so if you’re curious about that, click the link in my bio 💙🤓

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