Loving yourself sounds easy. I mean it’s easy to suddenly just wake up one day for a lot of self-love and appreciation. Right?
Well, not in my experience. In fact, I don’t think it’s easy for anybody. In fact, sometimes, it can be really hard. It’s a life-long journey and loving yourself is a muscle you have to work out every day.
So many people are in unhealthy, toxic relationships, relying on manipulation to control a relationship. People become blinded by this thing we call ‘love‘ and almost lose all rational sense.
We begin to lose ourselves and eventually hit the tipping point where we have to climb back up from an endless series of self-doubt and perceived failure. Some take months to get back up. Others, take years, five years, even more. Some, allow themselves to be defeated and start believing the negativity and self-doubt.
This is a space meant to share stories, personal recommendations as well as any teachings I learn along the way. It’s a space meant to encourage self-love and helping each other realize that we deserve more.
I’ve been having a hard time keeping my own mental health in check lately. One of the biggest challenges for me has been trying to balance work, family, and my own stuff. It can be super overwhelming at times and I’ve definitely fallen into bad habits like eating too much or not getting enough sleep. …
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As we enter a new year, it’s important to prioritize self-love and make it a top priority. When we practice self-love, we increase our self-confidence, and experience greater overall well-being and happiness. It will also, greatly improve our relationships. A challenge for most Self-love can be challenging for some people. Or maybe even a lot …
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Today is my favourite day of the entire year because it’s the annual reminder that I was fortunate enough to be with my partner. That said, I wanted to dedicate this special post to my special woman. Happy 3-year anniversary sweetheart! There’s a lot that can be said, but not a lot that I haven’t …
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Something that’s going to sound a bit strange as a piece of self-care advice, is to invest into the other people around you. What do I mean by that? If we’re the sum of the 5 people who are closest to us, doesn’t it make sense to spend time ensuring those are of quality people …
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As we get older, I find that my peers tend to approach relationships differently. Always thinking about the next thing. They’d think about the next stage in their lives non-stop and dream about how they would spend their future together. But what if while you’re thinking about the next thing, you’re forgetting about right now? …
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Once upon a time, I wrote an article titled the love you can’t choose, and it was about family. At the time, I had written it to describe my feelings towards being placed in a family without a real choice. Having to uphold responsibilities that we didn’t sign up for, and meet expectations that weren’t …
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What if you can experience your entire life for a second time. You can’t change anything, but you get to relive those emotions, and those memories. It’s an interesting concept but I imagine it would take some technological advancement. But I feel like it would change how we look at a lot of things especially …
The second time is the charm | Imagine reliving your life again Read More »
After the emotional chaos that was the holiday season and the unruly aftermath that followed, I’ve been trying to reset. Along with letting go of responsibilities, I feel like I also let go of my edge. And I’ve been trying to get it back. I realized that because I finally had time to care about …
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You ever wonder why school always starts in the fall? I mean, the start of a new school year should technically start at the beginning of the year right? Wouldn’t that just make a lot more sense? Well, I don’t know the specific reason, but I have a guess that it likely has to do …
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When I was younger, I used to think that if I just had a girlfriend at that moment, than everything else in my life could be endured. That really lacks a sense of self-fulfillment. If we choose to approach a relationship like something that will complete us, then I hate to break it to you, …
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