Tag: good

Working is easier than thinking

Keywords: life , blogger , blogging , freelance blogger , freelance writer , lifestyle , lifestyle blog , uk blogger , writing

There were a few points in 2019 and 2020 that were so low and bleak I didn’t know if I’d make it through. I’m fine and I didn’t do anything stupid, but I thought about it almost every day. I got myself a new tattoo instead. It’s like an acceptable form of self-harm. I probably shouldn’t say that, but it totally is. Most of my tattoos came about during periods of darkness in my life.

https://thesocialblonde.blog/2021/04/20/why-i-write

We should be proud that we did it, and honor those we lost

Keywords: New Chapters , Good Things Jar , Gratitude , Hope , New Year , New Yearʹs Resolutions , Optimism , Year In Review

In the past I’ve reported the contents of my Good Things Jar. The first time I wrote about it was January 2015. Any time there is something good, it gets written onto a scrap of paper and tossed into the jar. Back then, Tara was living with me and we both contributed. We had intended a tradition of reviewing the good things to start off our Januarys, but we skipped a couple years, then Tara moved away for college.

https://crystaltrulove.com/2021/01/02/good-things

You are never too broken

Two women, two singers, two lovely voices.

One is younger than I am, and it takes her a long time to get to the point (but at least she makes it on her own website):

You are never too broken

https://beautybeyondbones.com/2021/04/01/video-humbled-and-healed

The other is older than I am (so I have listened to her for many years already), and she sums it up this way:

I feel just as bad as I did — but I can buy more ice cream cones

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/03/984060391/rickie-lee-jones-debuts-memoir-names-after-one-of-her-best-known-songs

All these things that have happened I know are only making me better and stronger

Keywords: 2021 , advice , life , posts , stories , work , thoughts

Yes, it hurts to go through them. But I know they’re shaping me, strengthening me, and making me better. I can handle things I never thought I’d need to. I’m reminded who I am. I’m strong and I’m capable. And now that I’ve worked through most of the immediate stuff, I can start getting back to the other stuff I’m working on to improve myself.

https://battlekimoftherepublic.com/2021/03/30/growing-pains