Tag: Personal Growth
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The Break-Up Playlist
Introduction I wrote this piece in April 2014. In a Creative Non-Fiction Workshop at Eckerd College, I was surrounded by a group of amazing writers. Me, a Human Development major who was NOT used to writing creatively. My college experience was full of technical writing and was pretty stiff. This piece came from a VERY…
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Don’t Let Your Thinking Get in Your Way
What messages are you feeding yourself? We create our realities by repeating the stories over and over. From that, our actions do what are brains say we need to. When make statements that limit us, we convince ourselves they are true and we act accordingly. Relationships are Hard Work When I define a healthy relationship, I don’t think…
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Let Today be the Day You Start a New Journey of Discovery
As the new moon approaches, now is time for us to look at where we are and focus on who we see ourselves uncovering. Are you ready to manifest the life you have dreamt of? How are you feeling about yourself? Do you think you deserve the life you are requesting? Are you willing to put…
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Leaving Autopilot and Becoming Present
I used to live everyday in autopilot. I was caught up in the same routine, thinking the same things, doing the same things. The insanity of the situation was I expected different results. I hated the life I was living. I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror. What is scary about autopilot is that…
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5 Lessons in Personal Growth
On the journey of self discovery there are some key elements we learn on the way, but we don’t always read about them in books. We all have our own journey and our own landscape to develop. We have our own personal taste to account for. Not everyone’s garden looks the same. We each have…
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Bring On 40
“Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.” -Carl G. Jung Today, I’m 40. I have been looking forward to this day for many reasons. First, I made it!!!! Yes, I had some sketchy years that made me question if I was going to make it to 40, but…
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The Power of Nature
“Seeing beauty in a flower could awaken humans, however briefly, to the beauty that is an essential part of their innermost being, their true nature.” -Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose p. 2 Location: Myakka River in Venice, FL Seeing the beauty in nature is how I know when I am…
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Letting Go of Happily Ever After
I stopped trying to find “happily ever after”. I learned to understand that it belongs in those one to two hour fairytales that I watch on screen. I realized, I didn’t see the person in front of me when I was focused on the unpredictable forever. I would create a story of how a partner should…
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People Act Differently Based on the Strength of Their Inner-Worth
People act differently based on the strength of their inner-worth. If we are reacting to someone else’s negatively, it means it is time to work on building up our own. Treat yourself kindly; you are your greatest strength. Our lives shine when we can: Look at people’s actions from different perspectives- Love is kind. If someone is not acting…
From A Loving Place 