Tag: personal growth

I desire to be appreciated, rather than merely tolerated

Keywords: acknowledgment , appreciation , friendships , personal growth , reflection , self acceptance , self esteem , Taylor swift , transformation , Vulnerability

I want to be someone who loves unconditionally. But, I realized I do have a condition that keeps me from loving people that way: and it’s my desire to be appreciated, rather than merely tolerated.

https://andreastatler.com/2022/02/28/toleration-vs-appreciation

I am no longer asking myself what I should do that will make my parents proud, but what I want to do that will make ME happy

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Embracing this crazy but wonderful journey and not obsessing over the future. What success looks like to me now is much healthier, much clearer, and a whole lot of who I am and who I aim to be. It could still change though, for as long as I’m growing as a person.

https://passionatepalauan.com/2021/10/29/what-does-success-mean-to-you

Being in a healthy mindset allows me to be reflexive without the turmoil I’d have experienced before

Keywords: Life in general , Personal Growth

For years I had disconnected myself from my own needs. I had found that ignoring them was a survival strategy, experience had taught me that I was safer that way. This wasn’t a sustainable approach. I’d become so good at hiding and ignoring my needs that I spent years going through life numb to the good experiences I should have been having. All my actions were routed in expectations and obligations. When that got too much for me I turned to food, drink and drugs to fuel actions. It was ok that I needed to spend the day in bed, it was a hangover rather than depression caused by my unhealed trauma. It’s fine that I drank before I went out, that was me being savvy with money as I wouldn’t spend so much at the club. My binge eating was tied to the days when I was suffering malnutrition from before my adoption (I don’t recall that, I think I may have made it up. I recall walking to collect water with a container on my head as part of my chores, but never hunger…) and the list of justified negative behaviour that sustained the numbing of my emotions is endless. This was never sustainable, and that’s a good thing.

https://fifipottier.com/2021/09/05/today-everyday-you-matter-are-important

I want people reading this to know it’s ok to trust your gut

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I immediately thought about my 20s: all the roadblocks and subsequent miracles that had to happen for me to have the privilege of sitting on that bike overlooking the New York City skyline that day. As I close this chapter and embark on my 30’s (which btw everyone says is 10x better than your 20s and so far I agree), it’s fitting for me to finally share about those roadblocks, and the pride I have for overcoming them.

https://meinalisasmiles.com/2021/08/27/raising-the-bar-at-30

The freedom to find yourself is a rare thing nowadays — I want [my children] to have an old fashioned childhood, in that sense, and I don’t think that is a bad thing

Keywords: About , farm , life , live simply , slow living

Plus it is a journey we can take together. Work towards together, as well as learn alongside each other. And I hope we will achieve it one day!

https://gatherandgroworganic.wordpress.com/2021/05/05/why-we-want-a-farm