If you’ve ever hated yourself, you need to read this. I taught myself to hate myself at ten years old. I felt sad, I felt rejected, and there was no way in hell I was going to talk […]
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“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” – Sandra Bierig I have a mole on my forehead; it’s been there my whole life. I barely have an upper lip.
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“Whatever you do, don’t try and escape from your pain, but be with it.” – Tibetan Book of Living and Dying A few years ago I suffered from major depression. It was the best thing that ever happened
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“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.” – Dale Carnegie What’s your happiest memory? When
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I stood outside of my house and let the morning sun warm my face for a minute before starting my fitness app and my playlist. Nearly everything on my body was new – except my shoes, but they
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“The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful. It looked so secret – almost
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“Winter is much like unrequited love; cold and merciless.” – Kellie Elmore It was one rainy and stormy Sunday night of the year 2006. My object of affection was sitting in front of me while we were eating
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Vulnerability is not weak – it is letting people in and showing them your flaws, and there is nothing braver than that. My dog is 10 years old and we’ve had him for that length of time. Only
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“Be stubborn about your goals and flexible about your methods.” Throughout the past two months of my life, this quote has been my mantra. Though hard at times to believe and follow, I know that I have to
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“Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Watching
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“Do not learn how to react, learn how to respond.” – Buddha We have all heard of work related stress, but it’s hard to admit you are stressed and overwhelmed when you don’t know how to recognize stress.
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