Ღ About Me ~

✍️ Writer / Blogger.

➷ I write with a tender, weathered heart — one shaped by love, grief, longing, hardship, mental illness, faith, family ties, and the wild ache of overthinking.

➷ This is not a place for performance — it’s a place for truth. For softness. For survival.

➷ My stories are true. My letters are raw. Through them, I try to create a quiet place where those who feel deeply — maybe too deeply — can finally feel seen, held, and a little less alone.

➷ I write mostly in English and Afrikaans. I write when it hurts. I write when the silence is too loud. I write for the ones who feel too much and for the ones who were never heard.

➷ Hier’s niks gepolitoer nie. Wat jy gaan lees, kom uit ‘n hart wat gebrand het, en wat steeds klop — broos, maar vasbeslote.

➷ Hier is waarheid. Onverwag. Ongefilter. Onverskrok. Vir dié wat moeg is vir maskers en mooipraat.

➷ Every word I share is a piece of survival — a scar turned ink. If you read carefully, you might hear your own heartbeat echo between the lines.

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This space is a refuge for those who feel too much, overthink too often, love too deeply, and carry invisible wounds.
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Your support helps me to keep sharing what’s real, raw, and quietly brave — and to offer comfort to others walking silent roads.
This space is a labour of love, survival, and connection.
It exists so that no one who feels too much ever has to feel completely alone.

🕊️ If your soul has ever whispered, “I just want to be understood”…
Then maybe this is your place too.

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This is a soft-hearted space for quiet thinkers, deep feelers, and those who’ve walked through love, loss, and life with courage.
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🛡️ Important Note.

For privacy and emotional safety, this space is intended for genuine, trusted readers only.
If you’re here with a kind and respectful heart — welcome, and thank you.

However, if you’d like to follow along regularly, please email me directly at gvilonel@gmail.com with your full name and phone number so I can know who’s reading my vulnerable writing.
This helps protect me from false or harmful intentions, and keeps this space warm, safe, and honest — for me, and for those who may find a piece of themselves here too.

Thank you for understanding. 🌼