Fresh and Rotten Fruits

The connection to living is food. What you put into your body determines your happiness.

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So I seen this mobile ad, and the girl is taking a 'self-care' day by ordering Taco Bell. I'm sorry to say this, but Taco Bell is NOT self-care. Not even close. That's like shooting up heroin and calling it self-care. Self-care is taking care of your mind and body. Things like meditation, exercising, skin care, sleeping, taking breaks, hygiene, eating right, etc. Are taking care of yourself. It's perfectly okay to have fast food once in awhile, but it would be better off being called a comfort day, not a self-care day. Don't ever feel guilty of taking a comfort day every now and then. If you practice actual self-care often, you deserve it! I'm sure the girl in the ad is doing exactly that, just not using the correct term.

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I want to address the difference between Body Positivity and Body Toxicity. Here's a scenario:

A 500 pound person goes to the grocery store. He has choices. He can either get on a mobile scooter, or walk with a shopping cart. He chose neither. Instead, he chose something even better: walking while carrying a shopping basket.

He gets tired very quickly and stops to take breaks. He can either keep going after he's caught his breath, or give up and ask an employee for a mobile scooter. He chooses to keep going.

What he puts in his basket is up to him. He can either shop for vegetables and lean meats, or buy cookies and frozen pizzas. He decides to buy mostly the healthy stuff and one of those mini frozen pizzas. He wants to eat better while still getting to enjoy his favorites, just in small portions. He has no plan to eat the entire pizza, just a few bites and be done with it.

He is choosing lifestyle changes over dieting. He is not worried about what he looks like, he is worried about his health.

THIS is body positivity. If he made the other choices, then it would be body toxicity. He's not putting restrictions on his diet. He can still eat pizza, just a small amount. Especially at his size, he would really need to set a limit.

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Habit of indulging on comfort foods: Body Toxicity

Habit of restricting foods: Body Toxicity

Starving yourself: Body Toxicity

Purging: Body Toxicity

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Habit of eating right and allowing a little bit of comfort: Body Positivity

Indulging for a day but forgives themself and continues proper eating habits: Body Positivity

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If you don't show up to somebody's life events and you are selfish and lazy and make no effort to be there for them, don't bother going to their funeral. They're gone. You can't talk to them or make up lost time. Too late.

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When you make your New Year's resolutions, don't go all or nothing. You're setting yourself up for failure if you do so. Instead, create small habits that will help you reach your goals in the long run.

If your New Year's resolution is weight loss, you will likely fail. Instead, focus on building healthy habits like drinking more water or adding vegetables to each meal. Focus on your health, not the number on the scale. As you gradually create better habits, that number will go down, and your clothes will feel loose, for good. Even if you do fad diets and succeed, you will likely gain all the weight back real fast once you stop. Diets are temporary, so will your weight loss. Healthy lifestyles are permanent, so will your weight loss.

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The reason why we are quick to think of negative things and it takes a bit to think of positive things, is because all the good stuff is stored in your heart, so it takes time to travel to your brain. While the bad lingers in your brain. The truth is within your heart. Your brain is like a toxic 'friend' that tells you lies. You just need to ignore that fake friend and listen to your true friend, your heart. You cannot escape that toxic roommate, but always remember, your real friend is just down the road. Bring your brain along for reality checks.

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How come nobody talks about light and motion ornaments? They were around in the 80s/90s and nowadays you can't find them. They were a highlight of Christmas for me as a kid. My baby's first Christmas ornament is a 1995 light and motion ornament, shaped like a baby bottle, with a mommy mouse, rocking her baby mouse inside. It's teal. These kinds of ornaments need a comeback. I'm glad blow molds finally made a comeback.

BTW, Who remembers in the 2000s when Christmas was all burgundy and you could not find red stockings, or anything red? That can stay in 2000s. Didn't like the burgundy.

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We need something like towns that replicate each decade. For example, 80s town. No phones, 80s technology, heavy metal music, the arcade, the fashion, the crazy hair. A town where you literally live like it's the 80s. Would make the greatest history lessons ever!

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Happy December everyone! It's officially countdown time! I'm using my advent calendar for activities. Everyday til Christmas, is an activity for me to do until Christmas. Today, I wrapped presents! Mine are mostly arts and crafts. This should be fun and keep my mind busy.

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!

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For those who don't know about the Stanley Brown Safety Plan, it's for when you feel you are in crisis. You can make your own. My advice is to make it pretty, make several copies, and hang them around your home, or make it your lock screen wallpaper on your phone.

Step 1: Recognize the Crisis. What are your thoughts? How is your mood? How is you behavior? What is the situation?

Step 2: Reasons to Live

Step 3: Good Coping Mechanisms

Step 4: People You Can Go To For Support

Step 5: Places You Can Go

Step 6: If Nothing Works, List Resources

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I enjoy mornings with some coffee and writing. ✍️🏻📔💀🐈‍⬛

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I call it my Anxiety Relief journal because writing is an escape from negative feelings. I've mainly written about my personal growth and experiences that I can read to help me get through anything difficult. My number 1 rule for journaling is there are no rules. Your journal is all about you. You do you. I recommend looking up writing prompts about personal growth.

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I was in a mental hospital and we made a collage about things that we like or make us happy. We weren't allowed scissors so we had to tear them out. The tears are a reminder of where I was, and the images are the happiness I felt while making this. It is a reminder that I was in a bad situation, but I made it through, making it worthwhile.

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My bed 🛌

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RIP to Liam Payne.

Rather somebody has it all, or has nothing, or are even in between, it doesn't matter. You can still suffer from depression. Please, check on everyone you love, even if they seem like they're doing okay. You never know. It's easy to fake being happy. Also, do take care of yourself.

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And invite everyone!

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Today is World Mental Health Day. Make sure you're taking care of yourself, daily.

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Eat enough balanced, nutritious meals

Drink plenty of water

Get atleast 30 minutes of exercise

Get atleast 7 hours of sleep

Take breaks

Get fresh air

Have a good friend to talk to

Spoil yourself once in a while