SAM Frida
Unfiltered – ish
Stop Chasing People to Understand You
There comes a point when trying to be understood becomes exhausting. You explain yourself. Then explain yourself differently. You clarify your intentions. You find better words. You send the longer message because the shorter one didn’t work. You search for the...
When Kindness Has No Boundaries
I used to think kindness and generosity meant making room. Include people. Share what you have. Open doors. Make introductions. Bring people into your world. If someone might feel left out, pull up another chair. The intention is good. Sometimes deeply good. But...
When Another Woman’s Vulnerability Makes You Uncomfortable
We all come across women who seem almost irritated by another woman’s vulnerability. You cry, and they tell you to toughen up. You express hurt, and they tell you to grow the fuck up. You show pain, and instead of compassion, you feel judgment, impatience, sometimes...
When Someone Keeps Chasing You, Don’t Mistake It for Love
If someone keeps chasing you through a relationship that has become toxic, please don’t automatically take it as a compliment. Sometimes, they are not chasing because the relationship is healthy or because their love is somehow greater. They may be replaying an old...
Just Fucking Think.
One of my biggest triggers is watching people consume information without thinking about it. They read something.They watch something.AI gives them an answer. And that’s it. It becomes truth. It irritates the shit out of me. And I’ve asked myself why it bothers me so...
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It Always Boils Down to the Human Being
The Epstein story raises a much bigger question than who knew whom, who appears in which file, or which intelligence theory eventually proves true. It raises the question of human vulnerability and power. A democracy can have elections, constitutions, institutions,...
Stop Looking for the Next Mamdani
Something interesting happens when a new political figure starts gaining attention. We immediately ask: Who are they like? So when someone like Abdul El-Sayed or James Talarico gains momentum, the instinct is to compare them to Zohran Mamdani. And on the surface, it...
Silence Gives You Clarity. Not Always the Answer.
We hear this a lot. “I sat in silence and the answer came to me.” I believe there is truth in that. I also think we sometimes give silence a power it doesn’t actually have. Silence can tell me a great deal about myself. It can help me understand how I feel about...