Posts tagged personal growth
How the Apocalypse Changed the Rest of My Life

The most productive use of my time and energy is to rest and see what needs attention next.

So simple but not always that easy (although honestly, sometimes it truly is that easy). I’ve had to unlearn a lot of shit. I’ve had to completely dismantle and redefine what I believe that makes me a valuable person worthy of love (hint: being alive is enough). I’ve had to let go of my future and what I always thought it would be.

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I'm an Expert at Longing But Who Am I Without My Longing?

Welcome to another aspect of my brain my friends. I promise you at this point the longing is more torture than joy. But that’s okay. The fact that I recognize that I'm doing this and how deeply it is embedded in my brain process, is great. Now I can do something with it instead of being subject to it.

This analogy came to me this in my meditation this morning: it's as though I'm trying to grab a thing and instead of just stepping closer to it, I'm reaching and waiting for my arms to grow longer.

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I am a Badass, with Equal Parts Soft, Squishy and Vulnerable

The only way to be an honest to goodness, legit badass is to be equally as vulnerable and open about it.

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