Findingyourself Stories

I didn't disappear overnight. I faded - quietly, slowly, in front of everyone. This isn't a love story. It's about losing myself, trying again, and remembering who i was before the world told me to be smaller.

This is just random poems I have written but I keep losing them so uploading them so i don't completely lose all of them even the shit ones Any advice on how to improve is welcome (:

✨ Start your reinvention journey here✨ [https://thenextstep-book.com/] Some moments in life don't announce themselves with thunder and lightning but they arrive quietly, in the space between who you were and who you're becoming. *The Next Step* is written for anyone standing in that space. It's for the people who feel the weight of change pressing against their chest, who know they can't stay where they are, but don't yet know how to move forward. This is not a book about overnight success or empty motivation. It's a raw, honest playbook for reinvention, that includes real people I interviewed in a guide for rebuilding your mindset, reclaiming your direction, and taking deliberate steps toward a life that feels fully yours. Through reflection, practical frameworks, and deeply human insight, *The Next Step* meets you where you are and walks beside you as you transform uncertainty into momentum. Because reinvention isn't about becoming someone else - it's about finally becoming yourself.

Cheyenne "Chey" Adler has spent the last few years chasing city life, camera in hand, trying to capture a version of herself she wasn't sure existed. But the city, with all its noise and deadlines, left her feeling scattered, disconnected, and a little too exhausted to recognize who she really was. After taking a sudden break from her high-pressure photography job, Chey returns to her small hometown - the streets, shops, and faces that shaped her quirks and her laughter. She's determined to rediscover the messy, whimsical, and unapologetically geeky version of herself she left behind. The town greets her with familiar warmth and unexpected magic: a bookstore that seems to wink at her, a bakery that smells like home and adventure, and corners of the forest where the light seems just a little brighter. And then there's Marlo Martinez - her childhood friend, once an oddball, now effortlessly magnetic - whose presence awakens memories, sparks, and feelings she didn't know she still had. Between stolen smiles, playful teasing, lingering touches, and quiet moments in coffee-scented kitchens, Chey starts to realize that reconnecting with her past may be the key to understanding her future. In a place where magic lingers in the mundane, where old friends become anchors, and where laughter heals, Chey learns that coming home isn't just about nostalgia - it's about rediscovering herself, embracing the sparks of romance, and noticing the small charms the world has quietly left behind.

Lumi Rivera, has always been an over-thinker, in a world full of unknowns her brain always seems to create more unknowns, and one of those unknowns ended up with her being expelled from her last school, Now at a new school, she's trying to fit in this ecosystem, the only thing she's certain of is the ecosystem of high school, She thought she knew this ecosystem, but she's about to find out, that there are more even unknowns in life, And she meets Selena, who to Lumi is question mark of possibility. Selena Winter, has never understood the idea of family or love, to Selena it was like a play, her families' love was always conditional, like the conditional terms of people only liking her for her looks. But with Lumi, Selena starts to wonder if that she can break the terms. :)

When everything seems to fall, maybe the ink can help us. Maybe, the real solution, the real medicine, it's actually just a paper full of ink?.. Or a j and some good bdsm can help? Who really knows...

Mia met Theo at a quiet party in Rio de Janeiro - one night, one conversation, one kiss. It should have been a fleeting moment. But life had other plans. He went to the United States. She escaped to Europe. Twenty years passed, full of missed chances, heartbreak, and almosts... yet neither of them could forget the love that started it all. A slow-burn romance across continents, time, and the kind of love that never lets go.

"What do you gain by marrying her?" He was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Nothing- except myself. The man I was before the world taught me to stop hoping." Once ruled by ambition, he built a life that left no room for feeling. She enters it like a forgotten melody-soft, stubborn, and alive. What begins as a choice turns into a journey, where love is tested by distance, silence, and fear. Somewhere between wandering roads and quiet nights, healing waits- not as a miracle, but as a slow, tender becoming.

It's about felling something no one understands

Nysa lives in a world that is far too loud, even when it's silent. Her mind is a relentless machine of observation and empathy, dissecting the subtle shifts in a stranger's expression or the unspoken weight in a room until she is left exhausted by the data of human emotion. Rational to a fault, she understands the mechanics of her alienation, but logic provides little comfort for the isolation it creates. The only reprieve she finds is in the recurring architecture of her dreams. There, a man whose face feels like a forgotten melody offers her the one thing she cannot find in her waking life: a stillness that requires no explanation. He is her anchor in a sea of subconscious noise, a ghost she has come to love more than the living. Pushed to the brink by the sensory overload of her daily life, Nysa orchestrates a solo escape to heaven on earth. She seeks a void-a place where her mind can finally stop translating the world. But the solitude is short-lived. There she comes face-to-face with the impossible. Standing in front of her is the man from her dreams. He isn't a figment of her imagination or a symptom of her fatigue. He is real, he is flesh and blood, and for the first time in her life, Nysa's rational mind has no explanation for the truth standing right in front of her.

An 18-year-old girl goes through the struggles of adulthood and realises that life isn't as easy as she thought. Her parents have dark pasts that changed the way she viewed the world and struggles with alcohol consumption. Will that stop her from trying to become the person she always wanted to be ?

This is a random story I thought of doing because I love romance I am addicted to it in a way. I hope you find my humor funny and it may seem a little self inserted but it's some of my experiences as well through my characters 😄.

Dive into a rich, highly-developed fantasy world and follow the misadventures of a disaffected middle school girl named Scarlet. See her attempts to navigate the complex and relatable pitfalls of teen-hood, set against the backdrop of occasionally having to slay a dragon.

"Some chapters of life don't need answers. They just need time." Between Pauses is a heartfelt memoir about finding yourself in the quiet, in the music, in the moments that make life feel both overwhelming and beautiful. From the bustling streets of Mumbai to the sunlit corners of Adelaide, JB shares personal struggles, first victories, and the journey of starting over in a new country. Through music, favorite films, and honest reflections, this memoir reminds readers that it's okay to pause, it's okay to doubt, and it's okay to rest without disappearing. If you've ever felt lost, unsure, or quietly overwhelmed, Between Pauses is for you-a gentle companion for your moments of reflection and self-discovery.

I don't have anyone to observe my existence, and none can ever know my thoughts, so I decided to write this book, in an attempt to make my existence observable and leave my mark on life as proof. Not because I am anyone important to be known, nor because I deserve to be seen, but simply because I do exist. Hence, it would be a pity for it to go unnoticed. NOT A WORK OF FICTION

Seventeen-year-old Inara Solace has always found comfort in quiet corners - notebooks, music, and skies that never stop changing. When she meets Elias Rowan, the new boy with messy blond hair and wild ideas, her carefully built world tilts. Elias is everything she isn't - spontaneous, magnetic, full of restless energy. He takes her to hidden rooftops, teaches her that love doesn't have to be perfect to be real, and promises her that some souls are meant to find each other. Their love story feels endless - until the night it ends. A car crash. A silence too heavy to break. And suddenly, Inara is left with nothing but memories, a half-written letter, and the unbearable question: how do you live when your reason for living is gone? As seasons change, she learns to walk through grief one heartbeat at a time - through guilt, through forgiveness, through learning that maybe loving someone isn't about holding on, but learning how to let go. Before the Fall is the beginning of a love story told in three parts - about the people who change us, the ones we lose, and the second chances we never see coming.

At sixteen, swimming prodigy Claire Watkins knows how to survive underwater-but not how to navigate a failing relationship or the unsettling pull she feels toward the new girl at school. What begins as jealousy slowly reveals itself as something she can no longer ignore.

"What would people shout at you right now if your life was a movie?" An interesting question. At an interesting age. This is a story - a true story based on basically my life. The story will start with my childhood years and keep continuing until present time. It's not flashy. It's annoyingly ordinary and honest and true. It's just an opportunity for me to look back and see what life has given me, and maybe exchange thoughts with people who also got reflections on their life. Hope you guys like it!

Eklavya Rajvansh : "Sometimes, the greatest tragedy isn't the loss we suffer, but the way we lose ourselves in the aftermath." Once a successful professional, his relentless dedication to work cost him his family-the love of his life, Samaira, and their young daughter, Siya. Struggling to numb the pain of their loss, he drifts through life in a fog, his once vibrant personality dulled by trauma. Haunted by memories and plagued by a sense of purposelessness, Eklavya seeks solace in the most unexpected of places, trying to feel something, anything, that might break the numbness consuming him. __________ Ruhani : "People use what they need to survive; sometimes, that's their body. It doesn't make them broken, it makes them stronger than those who judge them." Ruhani, a prostitute, is a strikingly beautiful woman with an air of calm intensity that draws attention wherever she goes. Her deep, knowing eyes seem to hold countless secrets, hinting at a past shrouded in darkness and mystery. Though she carries herself with seductive confidence, there's an underlying fierceness in her demeanor, a quiet strength that suggests she has fought battles few could imagine. Behind her playful, flirty exterior lies a woman who has endured much, her true story hidden beneath layers of charm and carefully crafted indifference. No one knows the depths of her past, and she intends to keep it that way. Now the questions are.. What draws Eklavya to the brothel despite his moral objections? What does it mean for Eklavya to fall for someone from such a different world? What does love mean for two people who have lived through immense trauma? Is love between Eklavya and Ruhani even possible, or is it an illusion, a temporary escape from their pain? Dive in this heart wrenching yet heartwarming tale to know!

Caspian Kai was used to winning. In business, in influence, and in life-he always came out on top. So when he fell for Elise, the woman whose presence once lit up every corner of his world, he thought the outcome was inevitable. But in a twist of fate and emotion, she chose someone else: Carter, the struggling artist with nothing to offer but an open heart. In a single rainy night, Caspian lost the girl, the illusion of control, and a piece of himself. But this isn't a story about heartbreak. It's a story about what comes after.