Tag: self-care
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No one has your back as good as you do
I’ll get to talking about the trauma, the past I’ve long tried to heal from without facing it.
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Why I stopped writing and how I started again
Do I want to write about what’s on my mind or escape the world? I’ve been doing a lot of escaping lately and I like it out here. After spending so many years writing about the truth, harsh realities or stories about impactful lives, a break from that seems like a great idea. The last…
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Read this when you struggle to do what you love
If you’re a writer you write, right? Even when it hurts. After all, someone said great art comes from great pain. Look at the work of Mary J. Blige and Adele. Mary’s song “Just Fine” doesn’t hit like “Not Gon’ Cry” and Adele’s “Someone Like You” or “Set Fire to the Rain” need I say…
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I didn’t leave my room for 5 days, here’s what I learned
In a world full of FOMO and quotes like “grind never stops” I turned it all off. FOMO is Fear of Missing Out, if you didn’t know, it’s an actual thing. In the dictionary it’s defined as “anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on…
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22 daily self-love affirmations that can change your mindset
Affirmations are life changing! Or at least, situation changing… They can shift your mind frame from “everything sucks” to “I got this!” so I start my day with them every morning to boost my confidence and make the day a great one. I either listen to self-affirmations through audio or I read the affirmations I’ve…
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Why cutting people out your life is good for you, and them
It’s a new year and some people got cut off long before 2019. It’s for the best, but I learned cutting people out of your life is not just good for you, it’s good for them too. I had a friend and we did everything together. Man, we had so many adventures. I could write…
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To the girl who loves: Self-love is the best love
You deserve to give yourself the love you’ve been trying to give to everyone else. You’re always there for everyone else, putting others needs in front of your own. You’ve got to stop that. You have to be your first priority. Self-love isn’t selfish it’s survival, it’s necessary. It’s not going to be…
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5 ASMR artists you should know
Tingles…tingles…TINGLES!!! If you don’t know what ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is then let me put you on game. You ever felt relaxed when someone played in your hair? Does watching someone put on makeup put you in a trance? Or do certain sounds make a tingly wave go down your body? …
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How to survive being alone for Thanksgiving
You don’t have family to spend Thanksgiving with? I’ve got some tips for you. My experience with homelessness and moving away from family led me to spend many Thanksgiving holidays alone. The hardest part about being alone for the holidays is, being alone. Holidays are deemed a time for family and friends, it’s easy to…
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The life of an empath
According to the dictionary an empath is: “a person with the ability to sense the mental or emotional state of another individual.” In Liz terms an empath is: someone who consistently puts themselves in the shoes of others and then attempts to sooth that pain as if it’s theirs. We absorb other people’s emotions. …
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