Hope from HealthyPlace

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[perpetual-allegory]

I kind of wish that the idea that you can just be was a little more mainstream.

Like, having drive and ambition is great. But it gets drilled in kids’ heads that there is some pressure to constantly be looking for the next move up, to be bigger than life. It wears you down to never be satisfied.

Not everyone is destined for greatness. It just doesn’t suit some people.

There’s nothing wrong with having a quiet life, making enough to get by, having a small apartment where you’re comfortable, and just living. You don’t have to constantly be looking to go onward and upwards. Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is to just be.

[suggestionsofkindness]

I know I say this a lot, but please listen to your body and what you need. Sometimes a to do list needs to be thrown out of the window, and the overall planning ahead must change a bit. You will be alright. If it is rest you need, then please rest. If it is going outside you need, please go for a walk. If you need company, then see someone, but if you cannot see anyone, call a friend or do a facetime hang (watching a movie like that is actually fun). Ask yourself what you truly need and listen for the answer, and go with the answer that feels right to you. It is hard to listen to ourselves, but I find it is too something that gets easier with practice. 🌸

[poikaboo]

hey folks; i know we’re all going thru it right now, so I made a carrd masterpost of some stuff to comfort us all. there’s some games, some mental health stuff, and all the crisis lines i could find. i hope it helps; please spread this if you think your followers might find it useful

[healthyplacecom]

Just about two years ago, I felt completely uncomfortable in my body. I perceived it to be some revolting cocoon that I was bound in, trapped in, suffocated in. Every part of me was unworthy of respect, kindness, love and happiness.  

Now  I’ve recovered and recognized that this body that I had loathed for countless years has enabled me to find love, light and purpose again. This body that I regarded as vile has led me to the realisation that  just by being a human being I am, like everyone else, amazing. We are all unique by design, yet we are all equally as incredible and beautiful. Never underestimate the remarkable ability you have just by being alive. Your body is not bad, and most importantly YOU are not bad. Every aspect of who you are is essential. Never let anyone convince you that you are not good enough, especially yourself

[healthyplacecom]

An open letter to myself:

It’s okay.

Think of where you were a year ago, two years ago, five years ago. Look at how you’ve grown. Look at what you’ve survived. Never allow someone to make you feel small. Never allow someone to make you feel less than what you are. Never allow someone to make you believe that you’re not worth their time. Do not give energy to those who do not invest theirs into you. Have faith in the work you put into what you love. Trust in the universe and all the energies you’ve been blessed with. Be open to those giving you their time and love. Spread light. Spread love. Spread appreciation. Be true to yourself. Stay true to others. Trust in it. Trust. Bloom.

[healthyplacecom]

! ! ! !

If you are standing at the edge of that cliff,

or sitting on the bathroom floor which a razor blade in your hand,

or lying in your bed with pills on the table beside you,

please

take a step back,

or put away the blades,

or throw the pills away.

Please

look up at the sky,

take in the beauty of our world,

remind yourself of all the times you’ve felt whole,

remember the people that have made you smile,

and

slowly

descend into life

again.

The world needs your light.

Stay.

[healthyplacecom]

Yes, I struggle.

But that doesn’t make me a burden.

It doesn’t make me undeserving of care and kindness.

It doesn’t make me too much

or too sensitive.

Everyone struggles.

Everyone has difficult times.

And it’s okay.

Yes, I might sometimes be unpleasant or difficult.

And yes, I might sometimes do or say things that make the people around me feel angry about.

But those things aren’t all of who I am and they certainly don’t discount my worth as a human being. The truth is that we can all be struggling and still be loved.

We can be difficult and still be cared for.

We aren’t always easy to be around, and still be deserving of compassion and kindness.

[healthyplacecom]

Just a reminder that activism and advocacy can be grounded in a place of love AND anger. doing something from a place of love does not mean it has to be void of anger, and vice versa. anger and love can build off each other, they can be a catalyst for one another, they are not mutually exclusive. to love or do something out of love does not mean it has to be passive or soft. it can be loud and angry too, and still, love can be the motivator.

[healthyplacecom]

FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR CHANGING sometimes, it's extremely difficult to see change , to see that difference within your own soul and your own desires, as a good thing. but it is a good thing , it's the best thing , because it means that you're learning . it means you're asking questions . it means you're not settling in your life , it means that you're not just taking a back seat to the way you crash your heart into this world, it means that you are asking more from yourself, it means that you are genuinely trying your best to figure out what deserves to stay in your life, instead of just keeping things within it because they are there. forgive yourself for changing, and more importantly be the person who changes. because when you are the person who changes, it means you are the person who is growing. instead of vilifying yourself for that, instead of feeling like you are falling away from yourself, use this transformation as a reminder that you are actually falling into yourself. that you are actually chasing the kind of life that is going to be the best reflection of the season you are in , and do not fear that change, do not get so comfortable in your life that you aren't moving at all, that you aren't taking chances or asking questions about how the things within it are truly, deeply, making you feel. wish for change. it doesn't mean that you're lost. it means that you're finding yourself.

[healthyplacecom]

You are never too old to do something wonderful – to something that you’ve been dreaming about for so long.  Whether you are 20, 42 or 68 it’s never too late to live a life that makes you smile. It’s never too late to start over and to do what makes you proud of yourself. It’s never too late to change and to be whoever you want to be.  

Today focus on what could be instead of what could’ve been.  Know deep inside your heart that it’s never too late start something new.

As long as you are breathing—it is never too late.

It’s never too late to do what makes you feel alive.

[healthyplacecom]

I’ve found something that really helps me.

Journaling.

Everytime I feel sad, lost or low I pull out my journal and begin to write a list of all the things I am grateful for and appreciative of in my life.

And then I’m amazed how blessed I am actually. As I begin to shift my focus from what is lacking to what amazing things I already have, I am blown away by what I start to attract.

Sometimes I also use my imagination to start dreaming up the most amazing vision of my life that I can. I think in colourful detail without any limitations. I write it as I want it to be. I describe every aspect of my dream – what it will look like, feel like, smell like, be like. I dream my biggest dreams and write them out in intricate detail.

This practice really enables me to connect with my dream and as soon as I can really feel it,  I recognize that I am already half way towards achieving it.

I’d be so happy if you give it a try today. Try to set aside a time each day where you will write.

Do it for yourself. For your happiness and health.

You won’t regret it.

[healthyplacecom]

You have music inside of you.

Stop letting the music inside of you remain unplayed because you are afraid of the sound. The sound of your soul.

You are the instrument and within you there is wonderful music.

Music that will fill up the empty places and sooth the hurting parts.

Music that will give you answers.

Music that heals.

Music that inspires and motivates.

There is music in you that was meant to save you.

There is a symphony waiting to be heard.

You have so much to offer.

Just press play… and listen.

[healthyplacecom]

sometimes I’m proud of everything I am. Sometimes I want to be everything I’m not. Sometimes I’m a mix. Sometimes I get so down on myself for some of the things I’ve become. Sometimes I wish I weren’t so angry. Sometimes I wish I didn’t feel so hard to love. Other times, things feel easier. Life ebbs and flows. We’re all human. This week has been hard. This week has also been a week out of my life. No sugar coating it but also no sitting in pain as if I deserve it. I can be hurting and growing. I can be making mistakes and be changing. Just because I wish I was something else sometimes doesn’t mean I want to leave everything I am behind.

[healthyplacecom]

My wish for you is that you fall in love with your life.

I wish to see you smiling and understanding that there is so much more than broken hearts and darkness.

I want you to make the best of friends and the funniest of memories.

I hope you swim in oceans, climb on mountains, have unapologetic fun and know that life is not about test scores and exam preparations.

I wish that you realize that it’s all about the little things… A smiling stranger. Watching the sun go down. Genuine laughter. Twinkling stars….

Yes, that’s my wish for you…..

being in love with being alive.

[healthyplacecom]

I keep thinking of how much I love feeling the infinite worth inside of every one of us; how good we look when we smile; how miraculous our existence is.

I daydream about the beauty in life and in us off and on. I memorize faces and the way people look at their loved ones. I catch myself smiling when I think about all the births, the weddings, the big adventures and the celebrations that are taking place just at that moment.

Even though I don’t know what the future holds, I know one thing for sure;

life is as precious and wonderful as all of us are.

[healthyplacecom]

- you are enough for the people who love you

-do not chase what doesn't chase you . you are not for everyone, and that is something to embrace

- you feel really misunderstood, like you don't quite fit, like you're better off alone where it's safe and you don't have to risk being judged, but the greatest thing you will ever do is open to the world. trust your curiosity, do not quiet your heart , and understand that the greatest moments of your life will happen not when you are void of fear, but rather when you feel the fear and you push yourself to do something anyways

-you don't have to be perfect in order to be loved

- you don't have to question the good things that come into your life - you are deserving of them . dont let your doubt rob you of being fully present in experiencing the things life is gifting you

[healthyplacecom]

Weeks of anxiety have piled like dishes in the sink and clothes on my chair. Trying to think my way into a controlled future where I am not vulnerable to the unknown. Thoughts holding my eyelids open at night. Wishing I could write the story like a book. But even the best spells can’t enchant me out of the mystery. I take my coffee to my garden. I walk miles hoping that if I focus on the sensations in my legs my heart will quit its ache. There is no good escape, so I finally take that same creative pen that might try to write the story with its own perfect ending—I take that pen like my life depends on it and I write a letter of surrender. “Dear Love, please help. I have gone mad with desire. I am burning in a fire of fear. I am hijacked in here. How do I get out?” Love offers me no escape plan. Only a gentle present hand. Only a quiet whisper of, “I’m with you now. I’m with you always. If you burn up in here—die a rapturous death—I will witness your radically courageous sweat. I will honor you through and through.” We sit there together, me in tears, Love in silent softness. And for a moment, the anxiety calms. I am in the center of the moment. Nothing is happening but presence. My tummy grumbles. I am hungry. I take my body to the cutting board. I pull the carrots from the fridge. I put the rice on the stove. I decide to imagine that Love is making my ache lunch. The ache does not go away. Not today. But she is also not alone. And that feels monumental to say.