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Changing Negative Self-Talk

I wanted to write about this topic because it’s something I’ve been really struggling with lately. Honestly, it’s something I struggle with a lot. So much of the time, I find myself feeling negative or getting down on myself simply because of the way I am talking to myself. My inner voice is telling meContinue reading “Changing Negative Self-Talk”

Not Every Day is Going to be a Good Day…

Maybe you’ve gotten to the point where you’re on the path to where you want to be. Maybe you’ve found a good job doing what you love, or you’re in the right relationship, or you’re taking the steps toward your goals. You’re headed toward that plan or that future that you want. You’re doing it.Continue reading “Not Every Day is Going to be a Good Day…”

The Power of Opening Your Heart

I don’t know about you, but for me, opening up has always been something of a challenge and something that takes some time. A lot of the time, I tend to be pretty closed off and keep a lot of things to myself. Sometimes it seems easier that way in this harsh world. Closing offContinue reading “The Power of Opening Your Heart”

Practicing Mindfulness in Daily Life

Sometimes we get so wrapped in our routines and lives that we forget to really be present and find joy in the simple moments. We’re always busy doing something, constantly on the move. In this day-and-age unfortunately it’s hard to escape that. Despite having busy lives, we’re still always able to find our presence amidstContinue reading “Practicing Mindfulness in Daily Life”

Find YOUR Path

That’s always the struggle, right? Trying to figure out what we’re doing, where we’re going, what we want out of life. Maybe we don’t know what we want. Or maybe we do, but we don’t know how we’re going to get there, or that goal just seems so far out of reach. Maybe we’re startingContinue reading “Find YOUR Path”

No Excuses

I’m tired of hearing it. I’m tired of people saying “Oh I wish I could do that, I wish I could do this”. I’m tired of people complaining about their jobs, about their relationships, about every single aspect of their lives. If you’re really unhappy with something, then make a change. Change something. It’s asContinue reading “No Excuses”

4 Simple Yet Powerful Ways of Overcoming Fear

One of the biggest mental challenges for so many of us is facing our fears. Whatever it is that scare us the most, most all our fears stem from two categories — the fear of uncertainty and the fear of inadequacy. We’re afraid of the unknown and we’re afraid of failure. Ultimately we realize thatContinue reading “4 Simple Yet Powerful Ways of Overcoming Fear”

4 Reasons Why You Should Do More Things Alone

As an introvert, I’ve always cherished my alone time so I never quite understood the desire to be out and about with people all the time. Quite honestly, I love having that time to myself and I feel most energized when I’m immersed in something artistic or just exploring new places. Of course, I alsoContinue reading “4 Reasons Why You Should Do More Things Alone”

Resolutions & Reflections

The year is coming to an end, and it’s that time where we all reflect back on the past year and think about what we want to change or improve upon in the upcoming year. Looking Back on 2018… 2018, for me, was a year full of ups and downs, new experiences, and as usualContinue reading “Resolutions & Reflections”

Finding Strength in the Darkness

Life isn’t just the pictures we see on Facebook, and the happy faces we put on in our daily lives. All we see are the smiling faces and all of the fun things everyone’s doing and the cool places we’re going. That’s all we want to show the world. We only want to show eachContinue reading “Finding Strength in the Darkness”