Poetry – Travel – Health – Lifestyle
One of the main things I’m prioritizing this year, (and this lifetime) is the pursuit of stillness in a world of noise, achievement, anxiety, and hurry. I fear western culture has become the product of consumerism, instead of being the consumer who determines the products. Without noticing, we have let our needs become insatiable as […]
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Wow, we are just a few short days away from Christmas! Can you believe it? This year I’ve really been thinking about and working on peace. In our western culture, everything is so fast paced and rushed, particularly around the holiday season. I’m realizing that more and more, especially because I work in retail! I […]
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Six years ago, I had just gotten out of a really unhealthy relationship. I was sitting at my kitchen table with a broken heart and a life I had to somehow pick up the pieces to, so I grabbed a pen and page and made a list. “Things You Have To Do To Survive.” On […]
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“Make yourself happy, and everything else will fall into place.” “Commit yourself to chasing your own happiness.” “Put people around you that are dedicated to making you the happiest you can be.” All of these and thousands of other quotes just like these are what we see on hundreds of social media accounts from hundreds […]
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You know those times when you are out in public, and all in an instant you realize your social battery has just reached empty? SHEER ANGUISH. It feels about the same as when you’re stuck in traffic and realize your tank is in the red. Struggling, searching, CLAWING for extra energy to talk to the […]
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Hello beautiful people! I’m going to jump right in today! Lately I’ve started to realize the enormous effect stress has on my body. I’m used to being in stressful situations and still having to perform at full capacity, as many of the rest of you are, so I often don’t actually notice when I become […]
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Self-care. If it were speaking right now, it would announce, “I’m kind of a big deal.” And it is! People have pretty recently started to recognize the importance of self-care and acknowledge that they aren’t super great at helping others, (or life in general) if they don’t know how to take good care of themselves. […]
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You know how you always rolled your eyes when your parents would told you, “The older you get the faster time goes!” Well, months have gone by, and then years, and in what seems like no time at all, I’m suddenly finding myself at my final semester of college. What a trip it’s been! And […]
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Here’s the thing. I’m the type of person that can endure a lot of crap. I can be in situations that I don’t like, and stay in those situations for as long as I need to be. I’m so grateful that I’ve learned how to persevere, because that quality has turned out to be […]
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Self-Care. An important practice for anybody, especially those of us struggling with chronic illness. With Hashimotos specifically, studies have proven the strong correlation between mental health and thyroid health. Basically, if you’re under a heavy amount of stress, chances are, your thyroid is going to start flaring up. This makes being disciplined with your self-care […]
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