Posts tagged with “wisdom”
How I’ve Learned to Stop Running from Things That Scare Me
âThe beautiful thing about fear is when you run to it, it runs away.â ~Robin Sharma
At the age of eighteen, I started running. It was a rainy night, and to get home quicker from the gym, I began to run. As I approached a park about a mile from my house, I decided to run around it rather than going straight home.
It wasnât a conscious decision but felt natural and necessary.
The rain had gotten a bit heavier, but I wasnât worried. All I could focus on was the lack of internal heaviness as I ran. That lack …
3 Things I Learned About Healing from an Autoimmune Diagnosis
“To truly heal, we need to create a healing spaceâphysically, emotionally, and spiritually.” ~Lynn Keegan
Growing up, I never understood the importance of taking care of myself. I thought my body was invincible, and I treated it quite poorly. I stayed up late, I ate out a lot, I partied, and didnât have a care in the world.
In my early twenties this all began to shift for me. I began experiencing all types of symptoms. My body was doing things I was embarrassed to share with anyone.
I started having eight to ten bowel movements per day, I was …
How I Found the Courage to Leave My Unfulfilling Job
“‘What if I fall?’ Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” âErin Hanson
Have you ever considered how much youâd be willing to tolerate before feeling forced to leave a workplace?
In this economy, people wonder whether leaving their jobs to preserve their mental and physical health without another lined up is worth it if it means financial insecurity. So many people feel stuck in their jobs, and I was no exception.
I told myself any money was better than no money, so I stayed with a job that made me miserable.
After spending several years with the company, …
You Canât Save People
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Take Good Care of Yourself When You Do Well AND When You Fall Short
âKindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment.â ~Raktivist
One of the things about being âgoodâ (and for me that includes things like patience, kindness, and being agreeable) is that people assume things about me. They think Iâm always patient, I always make the right decisions, and Iâm an all-around great person.
Well, Iâm not always anythingâexcept human. And that means I make mistakes, big ones even. This week I did NOT set an example of perfection. I had a moment when I became the exact opposite: loud and emotional. I melted down.
Why did this …