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- Sep 28, 2015
- 4 min
Let Go. Move On. Carpe Diem
Lately I've been having a hard time being happy with where I’m at in this point of my life. I’m always thinking about what more I can or should be doing; what I’m lacking or need surplus of; what isn’t good enough or only just enough; and what I’m afraid will never come. I go through these bouts of focusing on all that I’d wish I’d done so far and beating myself up for not accomplishing my goals just yet. We can be so cruel to ourselves sometimes, talking to ourselves in ways
Admin
- Aug 5, 2014
- 4 min
5 Things to Remember When You've Hit Rock Bottom
What am I going to do? Where do I go from here? How could I possibly get out of this? If you, like me, have ever been in situations where you feel like you’ve fallen down a deep, dark ditch and are lying on a bed of quick sand, then you know how distressing it is to have those “black hole” kind of thoughts where there seems to be no beginning and no end. There’s no light at the end of the tunnel, you’re stuck in a continual state of panic and life feels like it could never po
Admin
- Feb 21, 2014
- 2 min
The Cage
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.” –Stephen King I’ve been thinking a lot lately about living in the present moment. I guess I’ve
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