An Intimate Hour With a Penniless Stranger
“Some say we’re wired for selfishness. But what I did that night felt good—better than any self-indulgence. …Maybe we’re wired for kindness too.”
“Some say we’re wired for selfishness. But what I did that night felt good—better than any self-indulgence. …Maybe we’re wired for kindness too.”
by Vironika Tugaleva · Published February 24, 2017 · Last modified May 22, 2017
“So please, dear me, be patient. Be patient as I heal, and I learn to love, because no one ever showed me how. I’m learning. Slowly.”
Courage / Poems / Self-Discovery
by Vironika Tugaleva · Published December 6, 2016 · Last modified February 22, 2017
An honest poem about self-doubt, leadership, humility, and the creative process.
Healing / Poems / Self-Discovery
by Vironika Tugaleva · Published February 8, 2016 · Last modified March 22, 2018
An honest, inspiring poem about how it feels to be locked into mental patterns of codependency, while developing self-awareness and slowly healing.
Healing / Kindness / Real-Life Stories / Self-Discovery
by Vironika Tugaleva · Published July 20, 2015 · Last modified October 20, 2016
Vironika’s journey of realizing why all her attempts to help the people around her failed and how she could succeed at making a difference.
Vironika’s inspiring poem about the messy, confusing journey her own self-discovery and getting to know her inner wisdom.
An emotive, vivid poem about breaking through inner walls of safety and, through catharsis, reaching a state of awakening, deep healing, and self-love.
by Vironika Tugaleva · Published May 14, 2014 · Last modified October 16, 2016
A story about addiction, happiness, and the journey of learning to feel alive without walking a dangerous road towards death.