The journey of becoming is not about perfection; it’s about transformation. In this article, we explore how healing begins with self-awareness and deep compassion.
Picture yourself looking at your phone, scratching your head. Your friend cancelled on you again. And you’re pretty sure it’s because of anxiety. You care about them. You believe in their good qualities. You enjoy them as a person. But
It eats at you. The resentment. The pain. You wish it weren’t like this. That you didn’t have to feel this way. That things had happened differently. But they didn’t. Some things can never be forgiven, you remind yourself. But
Did you catch my guest post at Love Wide Open? “You can actually heal your heart by opening it. Amazing, right? When you see stress as a threat, your cardiovascular system literally tightens. Your blood vessels constrict and inflammation increases.
The regret follows you. Regardless of what you’re doing now, you’re also reliving then. You wish you could stop. Rewind. Redo. Since you can’t, you replay. Again and again. It’s like a form of penance. But what if there were
The criticism is relentless. What’s wrong with you? You failed again. I don’t know why you even try. You just aren’t good enough. You’d like to tune it out. Shut it down. Finally leave the naysayers behind. Except it’s more
There’s a disconnect. Between you and other people. Between you and yourself. Between you and life. An emptiness so acute its painful. You want to live fully. You want to embrace beauty and joy and love and goodness. Except you
It’s scary sometimes. This vision you have for the future. You know that you want something different, but its hard not to look over your shoulder. The past looms large behind you. And in the quiet moments, your doubts loom
It shouldn’t be such a big deal. You are good at getting some things done. You know this. You may even remind yourself of it at times—especially when you come face to face with the other thing. You know the
It haunts you. The fear is always there — following you, whispering to you in your quiet moments. When you dress in the morning, you look in the mirror and wonder: Is it enough? Am I enough? And even if tell yourself
Stuck. You’re mired in the same old self-defeating patterns that have held you back for years. You’ve tried to change. You’ve read books, listened to advice. New Year’s resolutions have come and gone. But nothing is really different. It’s overwhelming.
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