Category: Life
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5 Things I Say As Someone Dealing With Mental Illness — And What I Really Mean
Here’s how to read between the lines. Although our society has made significant progress in de-stigmatizing mental illness, the stigma surrounding mental health conditions is still prevalent for those living with mental illness. The ubiquitous mental health stigma may cause people with mental illnesses to either fear opening up about the reality of their conditions […]
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True Strength Is Sharing Your Heart — Even When It’s Messy & Broken
Don’t let the world close you off. I’m not one who’s big into sharing my emotions, especially when they’re sad ones. Never wanting to be a buzzkill, I play it off like everything is fine. And in those moments where everything is far from fine — like right after a breakup when I’m learning how to get […]
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Be Grateful No Matter How Hard Life Is
God designed and planned our lives to be part of His. He wants us to remember how much He loves of all us through giving us our precious lives. But people oftentimes forget this gift, because of the downfalls that keep on happening in their lives. No matter how hard life is, be grateful anyway. […]
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For The Girls Who Are Clingy And Distant At The Same Time
I am clingy — but I am also distant. There are days when I shoot the first text, when I slingshot compliments, when I like a string of selfies, when I allow the love to flow freely from my heart to my lips. Then there are other days when I want to be left alone, […]
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Here’s To The Friends Who Stayed
Friends come and go, but only the truest stay with you and love you for who you are. I have always admired long lasting friendships I’ve watched in movies. Not everybody is blessed to have real friends who will stick by their side no matter what. I have loved and I have lost people along […]
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This Is Your Reminder That You Are Worth More Than Chasing Someone Else
This is your reminder that you are worth more than chasing someone else. You are worth more than longing to be loved differently, more kind, and more whole. You are worth more than laying in bed at night coming up with things to fix about yourself so that you can feel worthy for a love that […]
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Darling, Burn Bridges If You Need To
Change. Something most of us don’t like or even get frightened off. If possible, we would avoid it, ignore it and hope it goes past us without noticing us. Even if we are aware of the possible outcomes that come with it, we feel too comfortable and familiar to let change shift our focus and […]
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Love Is A Choice
“If he were so special, why would it feel so easy to leave this?” “Love isn’t just a feeling. It’s a choice,” my sister replied. It’s a choice. Three words that altered everything I thought I had known in a matter of seconds. From a young age, we are taught that love is the butterflies […]
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When You’re Not Depressed, But You’re Still Not Happy
When you’re not depressed, but you’re still not happy, your mood changes at the drop of a hat. You have high highs and low lows. Some days you feel at the top of the world. Some days you don’t want to talk to anyone. Your emotions vary from day to day. Some days you actually […]
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When Things End, Remember This
When things end, remember this: there is a purpose, there was love and there will be more. When people leave, there is nothing you can do to make them stay. Your heart whispers, sometimes begs, “come back to me” and you shouldn’t. Instead, think about the feelings that got stirred in your heart, the lessons […]