Author Monica Nelson

Monica is an entrepreneur, business owner, freelance writer/editor, free spirit, and self-improvement enthusiast. She loves to share her experience and teach interested people the things that she has learned along her life journey.

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When You See Evil Win – Five Steps to Rise Above

Disheartening. Unbelievable. Devastating. These are all emotions that can attack when you see evil win. When it seems the whole world is topsy-turvy. And there is no sense of justice. It is a phenomenon that can bring you down and leave you paralyzed. How do you crawl out of the hole that leaves you feeling hopeless? Here are a few tips to start you on your way back. Give Yourself Time to…

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I Need Your Advice - Rhythm That Surrounds Us

Starting today, July 26, 2024, and running for five days is my free eBook promotion for Rhythm That Surrounds Us. I’ve been going through a personal conundrum and I need your advice. I hope this free book will give romance readers incentive to help me out with this decision. If you read my blog, you know that I have written nonfiction (advice, how-to’s, etc.) and romance (short fiction as well…

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Eight Steps to True Compassion – An Essential Quality for Both a Better World and a Better You

So many people believe themselves to be compassionate. And why not? It is one of the truly beautiful traits you can possess. If this is your goal, use these steps to acquire true compassion.

I once had a manager who was kind and compassionate in many ways. But there was someone within the organization that she despised. Her contempt was palpable. I know this other person. On the surface, he was gruff in many ways, but I also learned details about him that others did not know. He had a tough childhood, one that no one could comprehend. Although he made many mistakes in his…

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Toxic Family Relationships Can Crush Us - Tips for Survival

The best tip is to develop and rely on your intuition. Your inner voice helps you identify what strategy you need in every moment. Look inward for advice. If your inner voice is silent, take steps to develop it. Meditation, observation and listening, journaling, and leveraging the edge between are all great ways to bolstering your own best advocate.

For other practical tips, read more in this post on Dealing with Toxic Family Members, an HSP Essential Guide.

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You Can Indulge Without Guilt in the Pleasure of Reading

If you are like me and are a reader, you may suffer from a little guilt when you take time to indulge your favorite pastime. Why is reading such a guilty pleasure? We don’t often see or comprehend that there could possibly be benefits other than an escape from daily life. If you suffer from the notion that you should be doing something “more worthwhile” with your time, take time to read the following.

These links are to a series about the many benefits you get from reading:

Introductory (Overview) Blog Post

Words have power, more so than most people recognize. Our ancestors understood this. The history of storytelling goes back to our earliest days.

Entertainment

If you really want to benefit from storytelling, your best choice is a book. A book takes you through story at just the right pace to get the most from your entertainment hour.

Personal Power

Possibly the most opportune of reading's benefits, you might be surprised at just how much reading adds to your personal power.

Health

If personal power doesn't grab your attention, how about staying healthy. Put reading in your priority list along with diet and exercise. It is that necessary.

Societal Advancement

The benefit that covers the most ground. If you are a good citizen, then you will want to be sure to do your civic duty.

Read all, or the ones that interest you the most, and cast your guilt aside.

Image courtesy of un-perfekt from Pixabay

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Claim Your Power as an HSP

As a child, I took personally the insults directed to me about my sensitivity. I believed what people said about me. Today, I know better. If you are ready to reclaim your power as an HSP, take these three steps to heart.

Note: In honor of our Nation's Independence Day, I am offering my book, MereSense, today as a free download. Check it out. Offer ends at midnight.

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Shoutout to All Highly Sensitive People

If you’re highly sensitive, you face challenges that are impossible for others to fathom. I know you can understand those difficulties because you confront them on a daily basis. Just as I do. Mere Sense is a memoir of the adversity I faced as an HSP in a world before sensory processing sensitivity was defined and began to become acceptable. This is my journey to self-love and celebration of my HSP status.

Today, June 20, 2022, you can download the ebook free. This is my gift to my fellow HSPers. May you gain as much or more of the wisdom and strength I have on my journey through life.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Download it free today.

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A Personality of Opposites; Solitude vs. Connection

We HSPs need our solitude. It's a scientific fact. But we also need connection. The secret here is that we crave connection, but only a specific kind of connection. And that connection is vital to our happiness and growth.

Read just how important emotional connection is to us:

MereSense Blog Post - An HSP's Absolute Necessity to Connect Emotionally