self help
Self help, because you are your greatest asset.
How I Overcame Depression, Anxiety, and Religion by Tapping into My Spirituality
I'm often asked how did I come to be who I am today. There's really no simple answer to that question however the only thing I can think of is that I hit rock bottom and I had no choice but to pull myself up. There was a day when I was sitting feeling sorry for myself because of my health issues that had me confined to a wheelchair. I continuously pray and pray and pray that everything in my life would become better and it never happened. This particular day I now know that I was able to overcome all of my obstacles by finally believing in myself. Sometimes we work so hard to believe in something else that we want to change our lives that we forget that the primary reason for our existence is believing in ourselves. If you don't believe in yourself, how can you tell anyone else anything? How can you get someone else to believe in you if you don't believe in yourself? You are not a reliable source of anything if you do not believe in yourself. Okay, so long story short, I overcame anxiety depression emotional abuse sometimes physical abuse financial abuse psychological abuse so many forms of abuse all by deciding to believe in myself. I was a wife a mother, a sister, a daughter, I am an employee, a friend, I was so many things to so many different people but I wasn't any service to myself. I spent so much time making sure that I was everything that everyone else wanted me to be that I completely forgot about myself.
By Shonda Love7 years ago in Motivation
How to Stay Positive After a Life-Changing Injury
For many, life is not easy. The majority of the time we can make it over most hurdles and shrug off minor bumps and bruises, but sometimes things happen to us that we can’t just shake. This can especially resonate with someone who has experienced a devastating injury that completely changed their life as they knew it.
By Jhana Guzman-Scholder7 years ago in Motivation
We Need to Embrace Self-Compassion, Instead of Chasing Self-Esteem
Googling self-love reveals that it has "often been seen as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness." This baffles me because regard for oneself and one's own happiness and wellbeing is far from a flaw in my eyes.
By Simran Lavanya Saraf7 years ago in Motivation
How Meditation Helps Your Self-Development
There is a bigger movement lately for meditation in all walks of life. Professional athletes, and Wall Street stock traders have learned to harness the power of meditation. Once you learn about the power of meditation, you will be able to push yourself towards self-development like never before.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Motivation
All About Achieving Dreams!
You are probably thinking right now, what are my dreams? This is exactly how I was a few years ago. Confused, frustrated, and unsure about what I wanted to achieve in life. However, this changed completely when I discovered the law Of attraction aka The Secret! For a long period of time, I always found it difficult to find the right book, and sometimes I'd be left feeling uninterested. Incredibly, the "law of attraction" changed my life completely! It gave me a chance to really focus on the positive experiences in my life.
By Ellie Powell7 years ago in Motivation
When I Decided to Be Kind to Me
I set myself on fire many times to keep people warm, and in the process I suffered first degree burns. I have deep tissue scars that will take skin grafts to fix. I'm the surgeon who must fix them. I need an isolated room to conduct the surgery. It will take time. In the process, I'll learn of better ways to keep people warm without sacrificing myself. I'm a giver and that I cannot change, I care, my name follows my acts. It's who I am. I just need to do it without neglecting taking care of me. This time it is me teaching myself to look after myself, so I can be around to look after everyone else. I had to go back and read that again, not to correct the grammar or to make it sound or read a little better, but to hear myself read those words again. If I wasn't where I am right now, I would have read that out loud, just so I could hear my voice saying it. Coming to think about it, the voice you hear when you think, why does it not make a sound? Or does it? If it does, it definitely doesn’t sound like my talking voice. I stray, back to the topic at hand.
By Hlayisani Matelakengisa7 years ago in Motivation
A Letter to 20-Year-Old Luca
So in the interest of full honesty and openness, I stole this idea from my cousin for an interview that he was doing. He wrote his letter for his 25 year old self (about eight years of difference), so I've decided to write a letter to my 20 year old self (six years difference). At the risk of looking self-obsessed, I thought I would freestyle this letter and see where it goes. I hope you can take something from it no matter how big or small:
By Luca O7 years ago in Motivation
Self-Care Is Not Selfish
Self. Care. Is. Not. Selfish. There's a fine line between self-care to take care of yourself and self-care that is 24/7 and takes away from your relationships. I know that there are people who may be either extreme, but I also know that there are many people who do not hear this enough: You are important!
By sarah cay smith7 years ago in Motivation
