Category: inspiration
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Self-Esteem is Work (and it’s worth it)!
We’ve all had those days when we just wake up, and we don’t feel good about ourselves. Maybe it’s your hair, maybe it’s your clothes. Maybe it’s your weight. Or maybe it’s something less physical, like your ability or your strength. Whatever it is, or combination thereof, it’s taken a hit. You stopped believing you…
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Self-esteem is Work (and it’s worth it)
We’ve all had those days. When we just wake up, and we don’t feel good about ourselves. Maybe it’s your hair, maybe it’s your clothes. Maybe it’s your weight. Or maybe it’s something less tangible, like your ability or your strength. Whatever it is, or combination thereof, it’s taken a hit. You stopped believing you…
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Never give up on your dreams (ever).
What is your limit? When do you decide that it’s time to “throw in the towel” on that thing you’ve been working towards, you know, because it’s not ‘working out’. There is no line drawn in the sand, no official end etched in stone. It’s up to you. When it gets hard, we always want…
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Perpetuating the Everyday Monotony
Its what we do. We eat breakfast, we go to work, we’re polite and we follow the norms. We make a reasonable dinner and get everything ready for tomorrow, because tomorrow we must do it all again. In this routine we get stuck in, there’s no joy. There’s no fulfillment. There’s no heart racing, air…
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10 Ways to Relieve Stress that AREN’T Total Bullsh*t
This is not your cookie-cutter stress relief list; you know, the one that said take a bath and smell some fresh lavender and all your problems will go away? This list came from the need to see something more realistic. I’ve looked up natural remedies for stress on the internet and I’m tired of seeing…
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Slow and Mindful.
As families will do, mine has often teased me. You know, in that loving sort of way that only families can do. It takes me forever to get out the door. I mean, give me a ten minute warning because I have some very serious last minute things to do and it’s going to also…
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Delaying Gratification for the Win
Do you ever feel like you’re being pulled in two directions? Like there are two different sides of you, that want distinctly different things? One side says chicken, the other side says cheesecake. One side says productive day, the other side say Netflix day. One side says reading by candle light, the other side says…
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The One Thing That You Should Quit: Quitting
So many of us don’t meet our goals because of one reason: quitting. The harsh reality is that it often takes much longer to meet our goals than we anticipate – so what do we do? We quit. Why? Because when we create the game plan for how we are going to make our dreams…
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Positive Influences: A Post about my Bestie: Bella.
If you aren’t already following me on instagram, I want to introduce you to my beautiful little bestie Bella. My whole life I have always wanted a dog. Last November, I finally realized it was the right time for me. I felt like I had so much love in my heart to give, and am…
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Being POSITIVE is not what you think it is.
Being positive is not what you think it is. I know what you’re thinking. Most people have this idea that being a positive person means always having a sunny disposition. Most people think it means never having a bad day. Most people have this preconceived notion that if you identify yourself as a positive person…
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