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Not A Pretty Girl
ani difranco, awareness, confidence, feminine, girl, know thyself, life, music, self, self esteem, self-confidence, self-worth
Inspired by an Ani Difranco song that I’ve refashioned and have been playing & singing lately on the guitar, here are some of the ways my “I am not a pretty girl, that is not what I do” expresses itself:
I wear the same basic outfit every day: brown pants/green shirt; my idea of hair care involves washing it 2-3 times a week (no cutting, styling, dying, or whatever else-ing most women tend to do); I wouldn’t know how to apply makeup even if I had it; the few pieces of jewelry I own were given to me by well-intentioned people who don’t know me well enough to know I will never wear it; when I’m in a bar to hear music, I’m the girl armed with a pocket notebook and pen jotting down observational notes; I own 3 pairs of shoes: crocs, snow boots, and motorcycle boots; I’m not…
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Live for you, not for others
advice , being happy , disappointment , finding yourself , happiness , life , living , living for you , self discovery , taking control
Get your cup of coffee in hand, it’s story time. I’ve lived a very complex life, not hard but also not a bed of roses. All my life I’ve been the “perfect kid”. I’m 23 by the way. I don’t party, don’t drink and smoke. Don’t do much risk taking either. Always been an A student, did things by the book and always carried the tittle of “perfect kid”. I was always told that I’m going to excell and do great in life, get my family out of poverty and become an example to my siblings. All my life I had that, that’s what was expected of me and I guess I did alright given the circumstances. I was always told what to do. I never allowed myself to make mistakes because I didn’t want to hurt anyone.
For a long time I did what was expected of me and…
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The Pursuit of Unhappiness
happiness, illusion, pursuit of happiness, self-deceit
Sometimes it occurs to me that the real issue in most, perhaps all, of my disappointments is a misinterpretation of what life is about. More specifically, about what my life is about.
God’s plan for me is not about my gratification, my achievement or my happiness; it is about bringing people to salvation. It is about advancing the gospel and building up the body of Christ, preparing and equipping us for good works. It is also about preparing us for eternity, bringing us to the fullness of the image of Christ.
Contrary to one of the illusions neatly tucked away into our Declaration of Independence, happiness is not something obtained through pursuit. It is a by-product, not a goal. The more deliberately we focus on our own happiness, the more elusive it will be. It is gained through surrender, not through overwhelming force. It is a choice, not an accomplishment.
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The Most Common Excuse
anxiety , change , coaching , confidence , emotional , excuses , failure , fear , growth , happiness , happy , inspiration , inspire , life , lifestyle , lost , love , mental health , millennial , motivation , patience , personal , positive , priorities , psychology , rant , reminder , self improvement , selfcare , selfhelp , selfsabotage , stress , tangent , thoughts , timing
You Have Time to Ground Yourself
30 days of yoga , be kind to yourself , consistent practice , living with ptsd , overwhelmed with ptsd , ptsd , ptsd and grounding , ptsd blog , working with ptsd , yoga , yoga and ptsd autostyle intro
I get overwhelmed somewhat easily.
When I do, it’s hard to un-overwhelm myself. I know there are a lot of techniques to do it, but it’s still hard to calm the waves of anxiety.
I practiced yoga every day for a month, and so far this month have done it once, and just a quick video to work on my hands and wrists. I sat in my desk chair and checked my watch every couple of minutes.
What I learned from that month is how important it is for my well being to do yoga every day.
Now that I’m not, I want to go back to that daily practice. It feels like all hell has broken loose since I stopped, and it has, but I also cope with stress and anxiety better with a daily yoga practice.
That said, I’ve been going nonstop since last Friday when I almost…
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Nostalgia and City Lights
bataan , city-life , college-life , family , filipino , hygge , journal , leisure , nostalgia , photography , postaday , travel , writing
How do you show yourself love?
confidence, happiness, love, selfcare, selfhelp, selflove, strength, yourself
Ending a relationship
boyfriend, date, dating, depression, ending, girlfriend, happy, love, mental health, relationship, relationships, romance, romantic
I used to think a person could make me happy.
Honey, I’m here to tell you – that person is YOU.
A little more than a year ago, I was still in one of my first real, healthy relationships. He was good to me. He LOVED me.
Actually, he loved me more than I thought anyone ever would.
I found myself thinking that love would help me love myself, and love my life even more.
That wasn’t the case.
If you have someone like that in your life – GOOD. That’s an amazing thing. But don’t get lost in the idea that THAT love and THAT relationship can make you happy in all aspects of your life.
It can’t.
Only YOUÂ can do that.
I found myself staying with him only for those reasons. Not because of how I felt about him, or how we gelled together, or how I…
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Running away… From everything
anxiety , depression , erotic industry , family , prostitution , relationships , sex industry . sex work , society
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