Tag: self help
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Comfort and Convenience
Comfort As humans, we are programmed to dislike change. We get comfortable in our routines, and they are responsible for the daily feeling of security when we get out of bed on the same side every day. We can start the coffee pot even in our morning daze without thinking about the steps. Routine is…
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I want an Unplanned Love
I want an unplanned love. A love that is spontaneous and eventful. A love that comes out of the blue unexpectedly without warning. I don’t want to fall in love with a something that I saw coming. An image that I already have fixed clearly in my mind. An idea that is thought through and…
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30 things
List 30 things that make you happy. 1) The joy on people’s faces I see when I cook them something that’s warming to their soul 2) When any animal comes up to me and wants to cuddle or be pet 3) The fresh smell of the kitchen after spending an hour cleaning up 4) Finding…
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To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before
This week while taking a long drive home, this writing prompt came to me completely out of nowhere. Recently, I have been having lots of conversations about closure and what it looks like with a friend of mine currently going through a breakup. One of the conclusions I have came to is, there are varying…
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The Boundary for Giving
An observation I have made about myself recently is that I am a giver. I instantly jump to help when someone is in a position where they are in need of receiving. Not only am I personally drawn to give to people but I also feel like when I am at my “fullest” people become…
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I’ve been working on myself, now what?
Many of us go through phases in our lives where we put in the work to fix our flaws, come to terms with our insecurities and decide to become better human beings. In my experience, this happens at a point in life where we are alone. We recently become separated from a partner, walked away…
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Who am I
We have all been asked the dreaded question, “So, tell me a little bit about yourself?”. This question usually comes up in a job interview, on a first date, when you’re introducing yourself to new people, you get the gist. The vast majority of us have to ponder about how we are going to answer…
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Everyone has a Dysfunctional Family, right?
When we were younger and we complained about our family dynamic we were told that “no one’s family was perfect, that every family had their share of baggage”. The older we got the more we realized that while everyone has dysfunction, some families were more screwy than others. Looking around at what others were going…
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Bucket List
May 22, 2018, I was a senior in high school and I wrote my “bucket list”. After writing my list of goals that I hoped to accomplish over the next five years, I folded the paper and sealed it in an envelope. Just for good measure, I threw in my lucky hair tie and a…
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An Empty Tank
When you hear the word depression, automatically you think of someone who is “sad”. For some reason everyone thinks that in order to be depressed you have to be “sad”. What many people don’t talk about is the reality of depression and what it really truly feels like. It’s not about being sad it is…
Now What? 