Have you ever felt stressed when you receive good feedback? Thoughts like: "What if this is the best that I can do?" or "What if my future work don't live up to this?" starts to flood your head and you start to wonder why you're feeling so much stress after receiving a good comment on … Continue reading Always feeling “not good enough”?
What’s your usual coping mechanism?
In the real world, we can't turn back time. We may have an imaginary picture of what our current reality could look like. But we can't change what we did. Minor or major, private or public, it left an impact that keeps us rethinking the event over and over again.
Triggers don’t cause our response.
I didn’t choose this plot. Why am I drowning in this hole of thoughts like a reaction I’ve set on default. I didn’t want to end up here. God, bring this to a halt. This is not my fault. We all have emotional triggers. If you’ve been scared, disappointed, pressured or traumatized before, you'll … Continue reading Triggers don’t cause our response.
The Battle for Purity
If you’re tired of fighting for your purity, make some tea, get comfy, and repeat this after me. "I am not a waste of time, nor a backup plan I am not only pretty if, only worthy when I am not too pure, or too demanding Too critical, too intimidating Too tough, too girly Too … Continue reading The Battle for Purity
What if freedom came at a cost?
Here’s an undeniable fact: we all want freedom. Our desire for freedom is expressed in so many forms. Whether or not we’re aware of it, our urge for pleasure and our need for escapism are cries of our soul for the freedom we want to experience. Here’s another fact: we do have freedom. If every human … Continue reading What if freedom came at a cost?
Breaking the cycle of wrong habits.
"Lord I'm sorry, it's wrong I know, but I seriously just don't care right now." Have you ever been in that place? The place where rage and disappointment overwhelm you to the point of disobedience. The place of disobedience that you've worked so hard to overcome, the place you never thought you'd return to. But … Continue reading Breaking the cycle of wrong habits.