I have nothing against repetition, so I have no shame, I'll make this point again. I don't dread endings the way some people do; I actually celebrate nearing a full cycle because I'm all about what comes after a completion of sort. With an end comes new beginnings. We get to experience these brief … Continue reading be + RENEWED
Tag: mental health
Affirmation’s Greatest Hits
If you follow the principles of the Law of Attraction, you've mastered the art of affirmations by this point. You probably wake up every morning and repeat the Affirmation's Greatest Hits in your head, such as: I am wealthy! I am prosperous! Money flows to me easily! I am worthy of the very best in … Continue reading Affirmation’s Greatest Hits
New Year, Better You
I love endings. I really do. Even when it's painful or sad and we're not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, I know that endings signify growth, change, and renewal. When I think about the force of the Universe, we have so many opportunities to start anew, I'm really at a loss … Continue reading New Year, Better You
be + HEEDFUL
I believe the world is as we choose to view it. Simple as that. Our happiness, is in the end, up to us and no one else. --Susan Fletcher Be heedful, you may ask? I wouldn't be an English major if I didn't throw in some weird words, now would I? There's just no … Continue reading be + HEEDFUL
Depression: Mental Illness or Excuse?
If you could, I want you to take a moment of silence and think about a few instances in your life where you were so mentally exhausted that you didn't think you had the strength to get back up, face that obstacle that brought you down, talk to that person who hurt you, or simply just move on … Continue reading Depression: Mental Illness or Excuse?
Energy Vampires
I guess I'm a little late to the punchline since Halloween was last week, but hear me out--this is a very powerful subject that because I did not set personal boundaries for myself, I know the consequences of energetically and emotionally being sucked dry from negative people and experiences. So, what is an Energy Vampire? I … Continue reading Energy Vampires
Claiming Growth in Stifled Situations
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; True nobility is being superior to your former self. --Ernest Hemingway There's a reason Hemingway will always be considered one of the greatest writers of our time. He's certainly a personal favorite of mine, in fact, one of my first literary crushes. I really … Continue reading Claiming Growth in Stifled Situations
Creative Hangover/Mental Hydration (For The Stagnant Creatives)
The hospital room may be spotless and sterile, but birth itself will always take place amid chaos, pain and blood." --Steven Pressfied When my cousin De Angela handed me the jewel of a book Do The Work by Steven Pressfield, that was the equivalent of me basically thinking that I had just won the lottery. … Continue reading Creative Hangover/Mental Hydration (For The Stagnant Creatives)
