Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
We All Need a Little Grace in Order to Grow
It’s become really “cool” and acceptable to self-righteously condemn those that don’t agree with us. It’s never been easier to justify....
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
YOU Are MAGIC
All my life, I can recall comments made about my breast size. “Your genetics have cursed you with small boobs.” “I don’t know why so many...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Illusion of Easy Exits
“There’s always a time to easily exit a relationship. It’s during those bad times that define a true power couple.” I read this comment a...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
You Say You Want A Man Who....
You say you want a man who knows how to treat you well, yet you joke about men being so oblivious and dense they need “training”. You say...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
When You're the Exception
"None of the other women he’s been with could handle him.” “No one has taken the time to love him the way he needs.” “He’s an unruly...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
"I Don't Accept No For An Answer"
“I don’t accept no for an answer” I have heard this statement glorified throughout my life. Endless persistence and determination. It’s...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
If Only We Can Be....
“He’s an asshole to everyone else but he treats me well because he truly loves me.” I’ve heard this comment one too many times. It’s the...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Toxic Positivity
We have learned to have an intolerance for unpleasant truth. In the era of “positive thinking”, we have conveniently learned to excuse...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
How It's Supposed To Be
Sometimes I forget the eccentric and complicated life I have chosen to walk and am reminded when pieces of my past show up. I have never...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Seeking the Truth is a Lonely Journey
The harder you seek the truth, the more alone you will find your path. For the truths you find will be intolerable to many. It will burn...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Love Shouldn't Be Transactional
There are many reasons I have heard women use to justify their own mistreatment. There were many ways I myself justified relationships...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Self Worth, Self Love and Your Body
“Get in shape to raise your self worth!” “Have this plastic surgery to finally love your body!” “Don’t you want to give yourself the gift...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
You Were Created for MORE
You were created for more than having a relationship. Yet, many of us women live as if it is our sole objective. Like we are incomplete...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Relationships Require Settling?
My whole life, I have heard people say “relationships require compromise”, “every relationship requires a degree of settling”, and “you...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
My Resentment Is One of My Most Profound Gifts
My resentment is one of my most profound gifts. Yep. I didn’t mistype that. My resentment shows me where I am compromising my standards...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
PROMISES Are Not GUARANTEES
“He VOWED to be married FOREVER.” “He CAN’T just walk away. He PROMISED.” “He HAS to change because he PROMISED.” “He HAS to stop...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Accountability is LOVE
If I say I’m committed to being honest and you catch me lying, DON’T be PATIENT with me. If I say I’m committed to being real and you...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
FORGIVENESS
“Be the bigger person. Forgive.” “Why should I be the one to forgive when I’m the victim?!” “Staying angry is like drinking poison and...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Are You a Caregiver, Or a Partner?
“You take such good care of him.” “I don’t know what he would do without you.” “I’m so glad you’re in his life to keep him straightened...
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Jillian Aurora
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Condemnation Solves Nothing
All throughout this year, I have been pressured to pick a political side. And I have been called every name in the book when I have...
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