affirmations
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You Are Both: Masterpiece and Work in Progress
Ponder This: Day 2 You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress. ~ Maya Angelou Read that slowly. This one matters. Somewhere along the way, society convinced us that we have to choose. Either you… Continue reading
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The Dangers of Comparison: Finding Your Own Path
Ponder This : Comparison is an act of violence against the self. ~ Iyanla Vanzant Stop scrolling. Read that again. Comparison isn’t harmless. It isn’t humble And it certainly isn’t motivation. It is quiet violence. Every time you measure your… Continue reading
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The Creative Act: How Rick Rubin Inspires Personal Growth
I almost didn’t read it. A music producer writing about creativity? I wasn’t sure what that had to do with me or my journey. But something nudged me toward it anyway. And what I found inside stopped me in my… Continue reading
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Feeling Lost? Here Are 5 Signs You’re Growing
Spirituality & Growth There are seasons in life that feel like standing still, like everyone else is moving forward while you are frozen in place, wondering if you missed a turn somewhere. But what if you didn’t. What if right… Continue reading
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Finding Steady Amidst Life’s Storms
Part 5 Storms don’t ask permission. They show up. They disrupt. They test you. For most of my life, I thought there were two options. Avoid them or let them destroy you. Run from the hard thing, numb it. Pretend… Continue reading
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What tattoo do you want, and where would you put it?
There is something about ink on skin that feels like punctuation. Like the body is a story, and sometimes you need to mark a chapter. This happened, this mattered, I was here. I already have two tattoos. Each one a… Continue reading
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Stop Outsourcing Your Emotions: Embrace Self-Reflection
Part 4 There’s a moment. You know the one. Everything inside you is too loud, and you need to tell someone. You reach for the phone. You text your best friend. You text your sibling. Whoever will listen. You need… Continue reading
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Stop Managing the Sky: Focus on Your Runway
Part 3 I used to think control meant managing everything at once. If I could just see the whole picture, work, family, health, finances, the future, and the past I haven’t dealt with, then … I could handle it. Then… Continue reading
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Welcome to Blueville
Post 2 I call them Blue Days. Not sad. Not depressed in a clinical sense, though sometimes it brushes the edge. Just blue, heavy, grey around the corners. And when the blue days linger, they stretch. One becomes two, two… Continue reading
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Unlearning the Hustle Culture: A Journey to Steady
The lies we were sold. We were sold sories about success, and I believed every word. The story went like this: If you are not overwhelmed, you are not working hard enough. If you are not juggling ten things at… Continue reading