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  • I used to be the most important person in their lives, but they’ve grown up without so much as a backward glance

    I used to be the most important person in their lives, but they’ve grown up without so much as a backward glance

    Keywords: life at 40 , growing up , motherhood , woman

    I peer back into the past to see if I can catch a glimpse of an earlier version of me, but that person was young and full of insecurities. And our dreams no longer match up. I’m wiser now, rounder in both body and spirit, and with mileage in my soul, I see barely a shadow of myself in the younger version of me. Like an oak tree contemplating an acorn I suppose. There is something quite liberating in this activity though. Pleasure floods through me when I realise I am no longer as fragile, no longer as desperate to be liked or no longer as hungry to make my mark on the world. I am, I come to a startling conclusion, content. I mull this concept around in my mind for a while. Contentment. It is so far from what I think I wanted in life, and yet, I like the way it feels. Smooth. Pleasing. Comfortable. I’m shrugging this on, like my new furry coatigan, while I work out what I want to do for this next stage of my life. How I want to spend my time and energy, which is less boundless than it once was. And I come to the conclusion that this stage of life is a gift. An opportunity to think again about where to direct oneself. It comes with the acceptance that there is no destination that does not fly past before you’ve had time to unpack and change the bed linen. Life is flow. Life is motion. Life is what happens between events. Life must be lived in the moment.

    https://sharlenezeederberg.com/2021/06/15/growing-up
  • I want to have a career but this job hunting is so hard

    I want to have a career but this job hunting is so hard

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    They say your 20’s should be the best time of your life but I am literally struggling! Life after college for me feels like a shit show. I feel like everybody is doing better than me in life. I know I should not compare myself with other people but it is so hard when you have social media it is a constant reminder that someone is doing better than you.

    https://beyondthebarrierblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/i-feel-like-im-wasting-my-20s
  • Dating again post-vaccine has prompted me to ask some important questions about the direction I want my life to go from here

    Dating again post-vaccine has prompted me to ask some important questions about the direction I want my life to go from here

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    This interaction made me think about my reasoning behind my decision regarding having kids. I plan to examine these questions in the coming weeks through this blog. Don’t worry, I’m not changing blog formats again, I’m just examining some questions related to getting back out into the “new normal.”

    https://loamericorps1819.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/are-you-kidding-or-not
  • When will the accumulation of money be enough?

    When will the accumulation of money be enough?

    Keywords: My Journal

    I don’t know why life is good to me. I know it is difficult but I think I’m still lucky.

    https://wenzelnotes.blog/2021/06/12/what-do-i-really-want
  • I will make a change — I will

    I will make a change — I will

    Keywords: bebetter , dealingwithit , dobetter , gettingthrough , mentalhealth , mentalhealthwareness , owningit , workingonit

    Maybe that’s why I created this blog. Maybe that’s the reason. It’s not to drown in depression, it’s not to drag others with me. It’s to share what I’m going through. It’s to shed some light into the mental issues people go through, and how mental illnesses impact people’s lives. It’s to show how multiple different sides and realities can coexist in one person.

    https://gotyoumind.com/2021/06/11/welcome-to-the-top-of-my-world-get-cocky-with-me
  • I feel like I am ready to try something a little bit out of my comfort zone – sharing some of my writing

    I feel like I am ready to try something a little bit out of my comfort zone – sharing some of my writing

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    I have suffered with anxiety my whole life, for most of this time I wasn’t aware what was happening was actually anxiety. I just thought it was me, I’ve always been a worrier, there are definitely periods in my life where it has been a lot worse than other times and I am starting to be able to decipher which is which. I am learning that the more I allow myself to just be, to chase my own dreams and to allow the universe to guide me, the less anxiety I carry. Once I start putting myself under the pressure of what society expects of me, I move out of alignment. And each time I think of something I’d like to do, I tell myself there’s no way I could do it (including starting this blog). While I will be spending a lot of time telling you all to trust your gut, that process is always on going and each scary step that succeeds takes me one step further from that self limitation. Nothing happens overnight, but with a little bit of faith in the jump, a lot of wonderful things can happen.

    https://journeytome.blog/2021/12/14/who-i-am
  • Despite all eight million outcomes of a life, it seems like mine is supposed to be here

    Despite all eight million outcomes of a life, it seems like mine is supposed to be here

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    i’ve been wondering if i’m supposed to settle for someone or not trust my gut & shame myself for not having feelings for someone – like I should even though I don’t… I think it stems from a concern that I will never meet someone with the level of understanding & friendship that i’m dreaming of. but then I was listening to this song about this girl who met someone that feels perfect & right & I was like, I mean every love song in the world can’t be lying right. & then I decided that it’s just going to have to stem from faith. & for the time being, i’m going to trust my gut with these things & stop stringing things along that I know ultimately don’t feel right. so I guess you could say i’ve had this hesitant conviction to not lead men on so much. dot dot dot. eek. I can be selective, I rlly can. & not just go with the flow. I think I need to just do less going w the flow in general. nothing wrong w being a girl who knows what she wants. & I feel like in life & overall, I have a pretty decent idea of what I want.

    https://mpru.me/2021/06/12/raw (visited 2021-06-12)
  • I have to start living for me and because I want to

    I have to start living for me and because I want to

    Keywords: mental health , blog , experiences , healing , loving myself , me , mental health , moving on , recovery , self love , starting over , therapy , thoughts , wellness

    I am finding that I have so much work to do in regards to getting comfortable with myself and relying on me. The only sure way to do this is to actually start focusing on myself!

    https://remaining-myself.com/2021/06/11/learning-to-focus-on-myself
  • You may start with all the gusto, then midway you are left wondering where it all went

    You may start with all the gusto, then midway you are left wondering where it all went

    Keywords: 30years , Commitment issues

    Having identified and accepted the problem, I think the next step is dissecting the problem. This should be a slow process that would probably require an aged therapist with glasses and a room with a wall full of books. I don’t have much on my plate right now. I can role play the aged therapist in glasses twice a week. I have all the time to work on myself, to start something and see the end of it or see it through. I will first commit to the healing process. I will start with a small task like working on my weight. Later I will graduate to making sure I utilize this space. I think by the time I am turning 30 which is in a few weeks time, I will have started checking up on people randomly.

    https://itskirigo.wordpress.com/2020/05/25/could-be-commitment-issues

  • I want is from “myself” and I expect is from “others”

    Keywords: expectations , love , relationships

    Just take a different approach here to maintain the relationship – for example: We love each other so deeply, there is no doubt – no trust issues and I still wait for his message or call, I still want him to see my all status and respond BUT now by replacing my thought process I just want THIS to happen and I stopped expecting this. Expectation means – other person has to do this else it will hurt us. And Want is mine own – other person is not responsible for this. The time we realize that its not the other person who is hurting us, its us/our feelings which is the cause of all this. Our mind became more relaxed and then we start appreciating whatever little or big things/gestures other person is doing/showing for us. We start value them more than before. Now, its only love, love and only love…

    https://dilkigehrayionse.wordpress.com/2021/06/09/expectations