We all get overwhelmed from time to time. Life seems to throw more at us than we think we can possibly handle at one time. Feeling overwhelmed and stressed can make it hard to keep your faith up that things will be alright. It can make you want to shut down and stop everything. If …
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How do you choose love over hate? It’s not always easy. But hate is like a festering sore that spreads. Sometimes it seems like it’s all around us. I wonder how such a huge mess can possibly be fixed. But just when I am about to despair, I am reminded of the answer – to …
It’s the end of a stressful day and you’re already feeling better after only a few minutes of walking around the block. This is one of the many emotional benefits of physical activity. How you move your body profoundly affects your state of mind. Watch your motivation soar as you learn how physical activity improves …
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I sat in my vehicle outside the gym, my face glistening with sweat and tears stinging my eyes. I just finished my first 5k and I felt terrible, not physically, but emotionally. “Last. Dead Last.” My inner critic started in on me. My time was 43:53 which seemed awful and embarrassingly turtle-like. I thought I …
Journaling for beginners can be a bit intimidating or leave you feeling lost, not knowing where to start. It can also feel downright funny at first to start writing down your thoughts and feelings. I’ll tell you how I got started in a bit as well as my first “shocking” confession I ever wrote in …
I love keeping a journal and have done so since I was a child. In recent years, I have learned that a journal is much more than something to do for fun. Journaling has mental health and self-discovery uses as well. While I prefer free-writing most of the time, sometimes you need more structure. That’s …
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Are there actual self awareness techniques? Yes! Self awareness is the first step in many parts of personal development. Self awareness is important for a great many things. Once you start cultivating it and see an accurate picture both of yourself and how others perceive you, you start cultivating better working relationships with others, you …
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Becoming more self-aware is the first step in many aspects of personal growth. What are the benefits of self-awareness? How do you start becoming more observant of yourself? You can’t fix a problem that you don’t know exists. That’s where the benefits of self-awareness come in – it allows you to see yourself more clearly. …
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On a global scale, many of us have found ourselves dealing with fear. You can either confront that fear and control it, or you can let it control you. I’ve had to learn how to face my personal fears over the past several years. I can’t say that I’ve perfected it, but I have learned …
What does being fully present mean? You can’t be two places at once, or can you? I have learned a lot about being fully present in the past several years. I’ll share some of my journey with you in a bit, but first I want to share with you what it means to be fully …
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