Today I didn’t have a specific highlight for Self-Care Sunday, but I wanted to reflect on how hectic my week has been and how important self-care will be for me today. I’ve had stress, tension and all kinds of emotions coming at me from every direction this week, and it’s caused me to neglect some…
Tag: self-love
How to Push Past Your Comfort Zone
So far this year, there has been a lot of discomfort in my transition into 30. There was going to be a lot of things I told myself I would do that I normally wouldn’t have ever done. One of the main reasons I chose to do this cruel thing to myself was because as one gets older,…
#50Days50Questions: It’s Time I Stopped Running
I recently reblogged a post I found on a fellow blogger, As Told by Sid‘s website that highlights 50 questions to ask yourself towards self-discovery. I kind of adapted the same mindset as she did; challenge accepted! Lol. I figured this may be an interesting quest, and since I told myself that the summer was…
The Awkward Bird
Contrary to popular belief, I am an awkward bird. I’m ashamed to admit that as I approach 30, I feel more and more insecure about myself. I have yet to find a level of feminine comfort and security, and there are days in my life where I feel completely awkward and misplaced. I have…
Loving Yourself Gets Hard, and That’s Ok.
Today, I was faced with an emotion that I haven’t felt in a long time; I wasn’t happy with myself. I was having a pretty bad day and beating myself up about it. I hadn’t felt this way in a long time; in fact, I had been in surprisingly great spirits lately about a number…
A Lemonade Gem about Love
“Nothing real can be threatened, true love breathes salvation back into me. With every tear came redemption, and my torturer, became my remedy.” -Beyonce, Lemonade
A Year Later: Have I lived, or still existed?
About a year ago, I wrote this post titled, Living vs. Existing, (click the link here to check it out), that discussed the difference that it meant to me, and my personal analysis on how I felt my life was going. This question still remains to be one that I ask myself often, and I take…
Why I Learned to Stop Counting Who Doesn’t Show Up and Valuing Those That Do
For some time, I’ve felt like the black sheep. Not for one particular reason but for many. With a very divided upbringing and being bullied in school, I always felt like I had to make my own … Source: Why I Learned to Stop Counting Who Doesn’t Show Up and Valuing Those That Do
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