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Revealing My Story: A Survivor of Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse comes in all forms and with many different experiences. Seldomly do the actions and the consequences of sexual abuse happen in the way we have been taught; the telltale signs we learn are often not there. People who have never experienced molestation wonder why the victim didn’t do this or that. And I get it. You can’t understand until it’s happened to you. Until you’ve been the victim. Even then you might not fully understand it. And I can honestly say I am a person who loves to think I would fight with all I’m worth. I mean, that is what happened the second time. But not the…
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15 Self-Love Affirmations to Boost Your Self-Esteem
Self-love is a quality we all need to strive towards, and one of the most powerful ways to learn to love ourselves is through reciting positive self-love affirmations every day. Many of us THINK we love ourselves, however we still focus on many aspects we dislike or want to change. Or maybe we don’t practice proper self-care (which is more than just baths, wine, and facials), don’t say no when we should, don’t eat wholesome foods, or don’t act in a way that is unapologetically, undeniably us. We can’t expect others to love and appreciate us when we don’t give ourselves the same courtesy. In order to have good EXTERNAL…
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Spirituality: How I Went from Skeptic to Reiki Master
I was told I’ve been able to see spirits since I was 3 years old. I personally don’t remember seeing them this early, however that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Nevertheless, I do remember seeing them at a fairly young age. For me, it’s not typically the same as seeing a living person in front of you…sometimes I see a black shadow of them, sometimes I see them clearly, sometimes I can feel their energies and receive messages as to what gender they are, what they look like, or even who they are. When I didn’t know how to ground and protect myself, or know much about spirits, it was…
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My Favourite Grounding Method
Are your days full of stress? Do you feel like you’re constantly working, yet getting nowhere? Are your thoughts going a mile a minute? Do you feel like you can never relax? If you can relate to even one of these questions, then I recommend taking these steps to ground yourself. I cannot stress how important it is to take two minutes to sit down, breathe, and connect to the Universe. Work up to grounding yourself in the morning, afternoon, and evening, but start with the times you need it most. This may be shortly after your alarm goes off, before an important event (exam, business meeting, presentation), before walking…
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Tips for Keeping Your New Years Resolution
Happy New Year my beautiful friends! We all know the saying…new year, new you. And it’s a famous tradition to start the year off with one or two BIG resolutions. But it’s very rare that we actually follow through with those goals. So, I’m here to help with that. Keep reading if you want to learn some tricks on how to keep that New Year’s resolution and be your most awesome self in this new decade! Tip #1: Think Small Goals When we focus on making a big change in our life, we often become very discouraged when it doesn’t happen right away. We put in all this work and…
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Love Yourself Like Your Dog Loves You
I’ve had dogs my entire life, but Meeka was the first one I could call my own. Meeka is a rescue who was beaten as a puppy then neglected for the majority of her life. I adopted her when she was 5. She was terrified of people. I spent an hour and a half at her foster home, and the only time she would come near me was to quickly grab a treat before running away. Still, my gut told me she was the companion for me. I took her home and she was so nervous she wouldn’t eat, drink, or come near anyone. I wanted so badly to hug…
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5 Reasons You Should Face Your Fears
Many of Our Fears Are Irrational Sure, some of our worst nightmares stem from survival instincts and things that are actually dangerous. For example, I am absolutely disgusted by big, hairy spiders with their beady eyes that look like they want to eat you! It is reasonable to be scared of the spiders who could potentially kill me, although it also takes every ounce of courage I can muster up to kill some spiders that are of absolutely no threat to me. That’s irrational. One day I was at an exotic pet expo and they had a tarantula there. Growing up I couldn’t even look at tarantulas because they made…
