Posts tagged with “wisdom”

3 Popular Myths Around Having and Healing Anxiety
âNever fear shadows. They simply mean thereâs a light shining somewhere nearby.â ~Ruth E. Renkel
Before I started healing my anxiety, I thought there was something seriously wrong with me. Every panic attack, every morning filled with dread, every social event that I would mentally prepare myself for made me feel like I had some inner deficiency that no one else had.
I used to work as a cashier at a grocery store and would avoid hanging out with people twenty-four hours before my shift. Yep. That means if I worked on Saturday morning, I wouldnât hang out with …

Transforming Pain into Power: The Magic of Emotional Alchemy
If it werenât for my darkest moments, I wouldnât appreciate the life I have today. Iâve overcome a lot, and my biggest battle wasnât the hurdles themselves but how they made me feel, draining my energy and desire for life until I nearly lost it completely. Iâm sharing my story to give you hope. If I can transform pain into beauty through emotional alchemy, you can, too.
Iâm not going to lie and say my journey has been easy. Nor is it over; overcoming a lifetime of dysfunctional patterns from a toxic childhood and challenging adult experiences takes time. However, …

How Our Emotional Triggers Can Actually Be Great Gifts
âBe grateful for triggers, they point to where you are not free.â ~Unknown
Your triggers are your responsibility. I know, it doesnât land so nicely, does it? But itâs the truth. The moment you truly understand this, you let others off the hook and youâre able to actually see triggers as gifts pointing to where youâre not whole.
Iâve heard this many times before and felt like retorting with, âBut, he/she/they didâŠ.â Just because your triggers are your responsibility doesnât mean that others wonât do hurtful or infuriating things. It just means the only thing you can control is your …