Category: mental health
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letting go of what we can’t control
A great struggle we face as humans is how to let go of things we’re unable to control. We’ve been taught that letting go of control goes directly against our modernized, industrialized way of living — after all, we always strive to remain the architects of our destiny. That’s what I learned growing up from…
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learning to slow down in life
I use to think that the closer we get to our thirties, the more “serious” we should start acting and viewing our lives. It’s also been a period in life that I’ve generally been afraid of reaching, out of fear of not being where I “should” be or not having achieved certain milestones — at…
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uninvited houseguest
It comes for a visit every now and then, but usually fleetingly. When it’s here to stay, it walks right in, bags in hand, ready for room and board. I always wish for it to leave, but it’s here to settle in for good; and the most frustrating thing is that there’s no real reason…
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what anxiety feels like
It’s like being so stressed that you’re calm, or so calm that you’re stressed.
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just be happy
it’s simple, really, once you realize your worth and the value of a happy state that you have the power to be. from you, for you.