CHRONICLES OF LADY AVA: The Heart Wants What It Wants

Call it stupid, silly, or unreasonable, at the end of the day, the heart wants what it wants, and there's nothing you can do about it.

But there’s this thing about tough, ambitious ladies that makes them feel incapable of certain levels of vulnerability and "stupidity." Lady Ava, being one of the most goal-driven teenagers I know, always seemed superhuman to me.

Madam is so tough that when we have those girly gossip sessions about the guys we have crushes on, she just sits there looking at us with those judgy eyes, as though we are the greatest sinners that ever existed.

Now, being goal-driven and career- or success-oriented doesn’t make one any less human. But I’ve come to realize that an extreme fear and avoidance of vulnerability can lead one right into the trap of senselessly succumbing to it.

Sometimes I just want to ask her, “What are you fighting? And what’s fighting you?”

You know those people whose defense walls are so high that getting to truly know them feels like a Herculean task? That’s Lady Ava.

At the end of the day, what does the heart do? It wants what it wants, dear. Like Lady Ava, no matter how much we fight it, the heart will eventually win.

You should have seen Lady Ava in love. She was a complete mess because she had fought it for the longest time! Here’s your gentle reminder to breathe, cut yourself some slack, you’re human too. You’re not made of wood. Of course, you’ll feel feel. Avoidance will only cost you more in the long run.

Dearest reader, like Murphy’s Law states: whatever can go wrong, will eventually go wrong. So, embrace it!

@favvy_Okwans🖤.