personaldevelopment
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On Desire: How I learned to Make Peace with It
Desire is this prevalent, raging force that comes from deep within. It perpetuates our lives in the way of thoughts and behaviors, even in ways we don’t realize. For example, emotions such as envy, which I’ve previously spoken about, I argued come from a place of desire. Often, the term…
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Why I don’t like Manifestation
I think we’ve all been in situations or in times of our lives where we wished we had a different life. Be a whole other person even. As the years have gone by, I’ve been through more ‘reinventions’ than I can count. I’m the type of person you can not…
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4 Emotions that are Hard to Grapple with & How to Deal with Them
A special shout out to our lovely Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, and Amygdala, for making this post possible today. These lovely contributors make up the limbic system in our brain—responsible for emotion and emotional memory. Our emotions can sometimes make life seem vibrant and wondrous— imagine sharing a special moment with your…
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I Built Bullet Journaling into the End of My Work Week: Here’s What Happened
One of the things I implemented during my time off was starting the practice of journaling again. I used to be avid about journaling, but recently, maybe because I’ve found other outlets like this blog, or therapy, I’ve stepped away from it. Recently, I heard from one of the podcasts…
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Make Your Time More Valuable As Opposed to Working More
Do you ever wonder get why certain occupations have salaries that are five times the national average? What makes some skills more valuable than others? People that belong in the highest pay ranges inhabit a similar trait. Every minute of their time is worth more than what people might make…
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I Took a Self-Prescribed Vacation: Here’s What Happened
If you’ve followed along with my last post, I’ve disclosed that I’ve been feeling quite burned out for a while now. I decided to take a step back and utilize the time I was moving into my new place, to relax, reflect, and nourish myself with rest. What I realized…
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The Difference Between Being Busy and Being Effective
Taking an entire week off from “work” tasks has taught me that productivity can be achieved through different ways. You can be “busy” hosting people, you can be ”busy” on vacation, and you can “busy” maintaining the home. There are many types of busy— but often the word itself is…
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Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This But: Managing Your Expectations Around Partners 101
In my recent post, I went all-in on the stress that results from not having our expectations met on our moods, motivation, and energy. In this one, I want to discuss the expectations surrounding your partners. Let’s face it. Making a commitment to someone is a huge deal. It’s time…
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Managing the Expectation Gap 101
These days, I frequently catch myself reminiscing about the days in Europe. The carefree spiritedness, the freedom, and the feeling of the hot sun and salt water on my skin. It struck me at the core how much I missed this sense of playfulness, at a time in my life…
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How to Find Confidence in Uncertain Situations
As we go through life, we will discover that out of the many things that are within our control—there are just as many things that aren’t. A lot of people expend their energy on the things that aren’t within their control—rather than on the things that are. Part of this…
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