Just Haydee Liz

I have made it a point to fall in love the quiet moments as much as I am in love with the lively ones. Here is to conquering depressing and falling in love with life again. #here's to conquering depression

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Inconsistency

Oh how inconsistent life can be, or maybe it’s just me.

How I miss writing, going for walks, traveling, discovering new spots, treating myself. 

When did other people’s mental health become more important than my down?

When did I become for depend on other people’s opinions?

When did I become the person that needs someone else?

You are no good to anyone else if you are run down and empty.

A gentle reminder that you come first, always.

You cannot help if you are in need of help yourself.

A gentle reminder that life is still worth living on nights when you’ve moved out to Brooklyn and don’t know a soul; on nights when no one picks up the phone because you never even called; on nights when things don’t go as planned; on nights when you just cry and put on your clothes and head out anyway; on nights when your feet get soaked in the rain; on nights when you forget to pray.

Life is still worth living on those nights too.

Here’s to figuring it out and conquering depression on those nights too.

xoxo

Haydee Liz

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Crazy Notions

I got this crazy idea that I would write a childrens book.

Maybe it’s crazy and maybe I’ll do it anyway.

Here’s to conquering life, despite the depression. 

xoxo,

Haydee Liz

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Livin’ our best lives 💕 (at Hotel 50 Bowery NYC)

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To all the women who did when they said we shouldn’t; when they said we couldn’t. May we continue to lift each other up! #internationalwomensday2018

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Funny story, this is one of the worst places to swim. There are ruins and coral everywhere. Giant crabs make their home in crevices, claws ready to pinch anyone who gets too close. But God was it beautiful. This beach, tucked away on the side of a major road, down never ending stairs, with barely a stretch of sand made my entire trip. To swim in water that gave the illusion of safety and knowing I was at the mercy of it. Just a stretch of beach without a soul around. It was worth all the scrapes and bruises. (at Paseo de Puerta de Tierra)

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Life is beautiful (at Old San Juan P.R)

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Day 3: If buildings could talk, they’d all ask to be covered in art. (at Santurce, Puerto Rico)

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Day 2 pt. 2: I am ready to quit my job, buy a puppy, change my name & live out of a car painting & writing for the rest of my life. (at Castillo San Felipe del Morro)

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Day 2: I hope I never get the smell of beach off of me. (at San Juan, Puerto Rico)

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The Truth

Most days I don’t want to get out of bed. I want nothing more than to remain in the safety of my cocoon of a blanket and not deal with real life.

Other days I am excited to take a new path, to try something different, to be thankful for the small things.

Then there are the days that I just look in the mirror and cry because I have no idea what the hell is going on.

The path to recovery is a bumpy one, but I’m still along for the ride.

Here’s to conquering depression.

xo

Haydee

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What an incredible experience it has been thus far, to simply unplug from everything and just take things as they come. Out here I have been forced to come out of the bubble but I normally live in. I have been faced with many obstacles but I have also learned more than I bargained for. I am oh so very thankful for this experience, for the people I have met, for the trials and tribulations, and the glorious moments. My time is almost wrapping up here in Maine, but the lessons I have learned I will take with me back home with me. Here's to the many moments of life, may we experience them all to the fullest! (at Naples, Maine)

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What an oasis 😍

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Curly Baby 🇩🇴 (at The New York Botanical Garden)

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Do Not Work 60 hours for a company, then go home and do nothing for YOU.

Let’s be honest. How easy is it to fall into the routine of getting up, going to work then to come home and do the same thing tomorrow? It is okay to be tired and stressed from a heavy work load, but it is not okay to put yourself on the back burner. Careers and even jobs can easily take over your life if you allow them too.

 People tend to feel a sense of obligation to their work. Do not get me wrong, you can take pride in your work. If you work hard, be proud of your own work. But do not give your all to someone else’s dream. You go home and you write even if it’s for five minutes. You paint, even if it’s just an outline. You sing even it’s one song. You go home and you do it for you.

You deserve to work hard at things that you love, not only at the things that are required of you. 

I used to be afraid to take time off of work, afraid of how I would pay the bills. You make it happen, You take care of you for you. You figure it out and you work at happiness everyday. 

Here’s to conquering depression with baby steps.

xoxo

Haydee Liz

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As I prepare to leave this magical city for two weeks I am heavily weighing on what I want to gain from this experience. In less than 4 days I will be flying out to Maine and 324 miles from my comfort zone. I aim to come back determined, changed, unbothered and oh so very thankful. 

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Do Not Be Sorry.

You are a storm, an overpowering force to reckoned with. Do not apologize for it.

There will be days where your own strength will scare you. Do not fight it.

Crumbling is not a sign of weakness but a reminder that you are human and you do not have to take it all in at once.

You are your number one priority, do not let anyone make you feel guilty for it.

You are human, never apologize for it.

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🌉 (at DUMBO, Brooklyn)