Tag: discovery
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Overcoming Fear of Failure: Embracing Growth and Happiness
The author reflects on personal growth, culminating in recent achievements like completing school. Despite success, they feel a lack of fulfillment and struggle with self-confidence and anxiety. They aim to create a more intentional life by setting new goals, discovering joy, improving their health, and reconnecting with hobbies to rediscover their identity.
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Finding Your Legacy: Impact Beyond Family
The author reflects on their uncertainty about leaving a legacy due to not having children. They feel a desire to contribute positively to the world while grappling with feelings of inadequacy and regret. Despite personal achievements, they question their impact on future generations and seek clarity on how to create a meaningful legacy.
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Building Confidence: From Gym Success to Biking Adventures
As of today, I can say I’ve hit two solid weeks of consistently hitting the gym. I wanna say I am proud because this is a huge accomplishment. I haven’t been this consistent in years. However, this should be the bare minimum for anyone, in my opinion. I should be going at least…
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My Self-Care Journey: From Fitness to Baking Adventures
The author reflects on their journey of self-care amidst a busy life prioritizing work and school. They explore personal interests like fitness and baking, recognizing the need for goals to reignite motivation. They find joy in baking, developing skills and experimenting with recipes, while contemplating future culinary challenges as part of their self-care exploration.
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Stop Existing and Start Living: My Commitment to Change
After months of struggling immensely, both mentally and physically, I have vowed to start focusing on doing more for myself rather than just existing to work, eating poorly, and watching countless hours of Netflix, combined with non-stop doom scrolling on my phone. I have realized that this routine accomplishes absolutely nothing for me, and most…
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Transforming Life: From Excuses to Action
Not even ten days into the new year, I had already failed my first goal, which was to write three times a week, but here we are, so now we will try to rewrite the future and create good habits moving forward. As I sit here on the precipice of yet another circle around the…
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Overthinking: The Hidden Struggle for Self-Acceptance
I was talking to a friend about my life, feelings, and whatnot. She is, of course, a psychology major who has completed it along with many other certifications dealing with counseling and whatnot. The idea of how others perceive us came up. I casually stated I was pretty sure everyone or almost everyone in my…
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Funeral
I got asked what I would want someone or people in general to say at my funeral and this got me thinking about what I would hope for the end of my life and what I would have accomplished by then. I look at it now, and I am 35, about to turn 36, which…
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Who am I no Longer Willing to be?
I have spent a lot of time thinking about this idea and concept because, in all honesty, there is not much I like about myself or have enjoyed about myself for many, many years despite being damn good at my job, despite continuing to grow my career to something I am genuinely proud of, despite…
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