Tag: Life
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Anything In Life That Brings Me Nerves is Bound to Change My Life
I finally found good use of the art that collects dust in my home. Most of my canvases bury old paintings. When I feel like it’s time for a refresh, I simply paint over what was there before. Thanks to today’s society, I can capture my art. ( even though it will never capture it’s…
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Roots, Not Layers: Choosing Growth Over Old Patterns
I need to start being active in undoing, and peeling back my bad habits. It’s one thing to talk about it, but more importantly it’s about taking action to prevent those habits. Emphasis on the word prevent. We are like plants, not onions. When you nurture and take care of a plant, it grows and…
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Stone to the world, Soft to the wound
I stand here, stone to the world, soft to the wound. They must believe I cannot feel, but every blow strikes deeper still. I hate how much my heart can hold, emotions leaving me bleeding where no one can see. I always imagined hell as nothing, a silent place of endless feeling: no one to…
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The Jess Affair – My Story Unfolded on Substack
I just joined Substack! ✨ https://thejessaffair.substack.com/ This space will be my open diary. It is a place for reflections on self-love, healing, and creativity. I will share all the lessons I’m collecting along the way. Think of it as sitting down with me over a cup of coffee. (Or perhaps you’d prefer tea). I will…
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Balancing Emotions: Not Just the Lows, But the Highs too
This has been a recurring theme in my life lately. Many of us struggle to find the middle ground with our emotions. We experience life only through the extreme highs and lows. It is difficult for us to find that soft and steady place in the middle of our emotions. Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV)“When times are…
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Why I Romanticize Mornings (Even If I’m Not a Morning Person)
I don’t naturally jump out of bed in the morning. I’m not one of those people with a bright smile on my face. I’m a snooze button, don’t talk to me yet kind of person in the morning. But Lately I’ve found that romanticizing my morning routine has transformed it. It’s not because I’m a…
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When Sadness Knocks, Let It In: Embracing Your Low Moments
Some days sadness does not need to solved, it just needs to be felt. I’ve learned that it’s okay to not always rush to fixing my sadness. I allow myself to sit with my sadness and embrace it. Here’s why that is the kindest thing we can do for ourselves and why. Embracing Your Low…
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Romanticize Your Life: Through the 5 Senses
It’s February, a single girls nightmare and a romantic hopeless’ dream. It’s that time when life can feel dull and uninspiring. Romanticizing your life allows you to slow down and infuse those everyday moments with a touch of magic. It’s about creating beautiful routines and adding a glow to even the most mundane parts of…
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How To: Create Boundaries With Your Loved Ones
Creating boundaries with friends and family In life we learn that in order to feel comfortable and content in our surroundings we have to create boundaries. It may be in the workplace, in public, or even dating. We create standards in our lives to up our value and keep our worth. Despite that it can…
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Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?
I think this question is important because it all depends on your mindset and the way you view the day spent. The complication is that it’s already called ‘lazy days’, which forces you to look at it in an unfavorable way as opposed to a positive way. It’s all about our way of thinking and…
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Patience
What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? I believe patience is important in every aspect of life because it helps gives us time to reflect; allowing to use idle time wisely. Something I’m starting to focus on more is to not worry about the things I cannot change. I believe patience is…
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What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? I enjoy spending time with myself. Something I’ve realized, is the times we spend by ourselves are precious. We spend time with ourselves all the time, but do we really spend time with ourselves? I’m learning to find things that I enjoy doing with other…
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