Yana Bostongirl

6 days ago | medium.com | Yana Bostongirl

A publication to share stories promoting joy and positivity so we can live a life where ‘Every Day is a Good Day.’How a wrong delivery became the right giftMy friend Ellen works at the front office of a large organization. Among her many duties, she also signs for packages and deliveries. Recently, she received a package clearly addressed to a residential address. Being the diligent person she is, Ellen called the delivery company to inform them that there was no person by that name at her office.

1 week ago | medium.com | Yana Bostongirl

Catharsis Chronicles is a haven for impassioned stories on family, love, trauma, healing, redemption, self-awareness, and holistic health. Why sometimes I feel like I will be forever stuck in an emotional limboWishful AcheThey say dreams you have before dawn will come true. They also say the pain of unrequited love heals with time. Both are wrong in my experience. I once believed fervently in dreams that coalesced between the space of deep sleep and the break of dawn.

1 week ago | medium.com | Yana Bostongirl

How a green space, movement, and self-reflection calmed my brain (backed by science)Lately, I’ve been feeling restless, quite the departure from my usual state of mind. I know what it means — it means I’m dissatisfied with some areas in my life and it is a way of my mind and body telling me to gear up for a change. Change is inevitable and constant. Most of the good things that happened in my life were because I embraced the change instead of running away.

1 week ago | medium.com | Immaculata Ifechukwu |Yana Bostongirl

My first planting experience. Have you ever cultivated a crop? Well, I have, and the feeling is heroic? Prideful? Lol, I really can't tell, but you know that kind of feeling when you can produce a food crop right from the ground? Like you're staring at a maize plant with rich cobs, and what comes to your mind is "Damn! Can't believe this is my handwork. Sincerely, I felt fly. But the thing is, the process isn't as seamless as I described the outcome.

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Yana Bostongirl

Stuff they don’t tell you about adulting. Remember how we craved sweet freedom as teenagers only to grow up and realize freedom was just an illusion? Adulthood comes with a slew of responsibilities —like paying for a car, taking out a mortgage, and financing everything from furniture to appliances. Another thing we tend to ignore when we’re young is how we change as we age.