Know yourself. Grow yourself.
Have you ever paused to think about the voice in your head? The images, words, and feelings swirling around. The inner voice that tells you to “keep going” or “just give up.” The narrator that runs a constant commentary about your life, as well as anything and everything around you.
It’s been a rough week. Depression snuck up again and has been holding me down for several days. I’ve come to realize that I am really good at giving encouragement to others…but not so good at encouraging myself. So I decided to do a little roleplaying. I’ve written this letter
I don’t know what preconceived views and definitions of “authenticity” you’re coming in with, but my hope is that this post will give you a better understanding of what a healthy authenticity is and what it is not. Merriam-Webster defines authenticity as “not false or imitation; real.” In this series,
This post originally appeared on Anna’s 1st blog, Annamotion. In one year’s time she was way farther along than I am. I must not be good enough. All of these people are so much better at this than I am. I must not be growing as much as I should
This post originally appeared on Anna’s 1st blog, Annamotion. Weak people will always be weak. Jerks will always be jerks. I will always have a bad temper. It’s my nature, so I might as well just accept it. Have you ever thought a similar lie? Have you ever been hurt
This post originally appeared on Anna’s 1st blog, Annamotion. I’ve been working hard at this for months and I’m wondering if it’s been a waste. I’m not seeing the fruit of my labor yet. I must not be improving at all! Have you ever thought this? Perhaps you’ve been strength
My life is too busy already. There’s no way I can even squeeze it in. Besides, trying to add one more thing to do today will just exhaust and stress me out even more. I just don’t have enough time! Have you ever told that to yourself? When you already
It’s getting late. I’ve missed my best window of opportunity. I still have so many other things left to do. It’s ok; I’ll just start tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes. You know you’ve said “I’ll start tomorrow” before, but it has been five thousand four hundred and thirty two tomorrows and
Looking back keeps me from moving forward. Why would I waste my time and make myself feel bad by looking back at times of my past that I am embarrassed by? My past is worthless to me; I’d rather just forget it and pretend it never happened because it reminds
This post originally appeared on Anna’s 1st blog, Annamotion. If you want to succeed and have maximum productivity in your life, then you need to push harder by: working the extra hours, bringing your work home with you, sleeping less, studying through meal times, working through breaks and days off,
