#fighting negativity

[angtunaynamundaii-blog]

So I’ve been to a lot of shit and negativity lately. I’ve been feeding such horrible thoughts to my boyfriend and it’s making a big impact on our ralationship. It’s been few months, I mean the lately that I’m reffering to, and my behavior is getting worse. I’m in such chaos inside my head and I’m such a pain in the ass for my boyfriend. I hate it. I know how much I’m hurting him, and I hate that. It’s unfair for him to love me morr than ever. I love him so much and I have to stop this. I have to stop whatever is going on inside me. I have to kill the monster inside me, before it reached and infect my boyfriend. I know that I’m not yet too late, and so I decided to give him something positive every morning, like for example what I like about him. I’m on my second day of doing so, I’m still having my negative thoughts, but I have to believe that this will work, so far, I think, it’s making me think less negative. Let’s see after the next few days.

[esdeem]

Where were you when the monster first wormed its way into your brain?

As creators, we all run the risk of running afoul of what I dub the monster, the persistent negative voice in the back of our mind that tells us we’re not good enough, we shouldn’t bother and that anyone who has a negative opinion on our work is right, no matter how much praise we’ve received for our efforts elsewhere.

In the first of what I hope will be weekly posts about writing and the creative process, I share a few thoughts on what fuels the monster, how to weaken it and even an idea of how to put it to work for you.

[vorchagirl]

Don't let anyone tell you you are a bad person if you have done nothing wrong. Don't let people tell you who you are, or try to define you based on their perception of who they think you should be. Certainly don't let someone else try to run your life, pick your friends (or your enemies), or bully you into doing what they want you to do or what they think is best for you. You have every right to take steps to be happy. You have every right to cut people out of your life who are damaging and hurtful. You are a good person.

[iamsamtastik]

Gratitude

I wrote about my struggle with gratitude. At times, it’s difficult for me to be appreciative when I know I want so much more from life.

For fear of seeming extremely ungrateful, this has taken me a while to write. But I need to know that I am not crazy, or at the very least, that I am not alone in this.

I often reflect on my struggles and the struggles of others. Of course, comparing (I dislike the negative connotation(s) associated with that word) struggles doesn’t make mine any easier, but in an attempt to see my life in a…

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[jeymi]

Take Note

Words are channeled through different means. Words are uttered, written and signed. It can easily be twisted, mumbled, jumbled, knotted, contorted, warped and curved into infinite form, shape, pattern, figure, and impression. What I want you to understand is, words can be lethal, fatal, suicidal, poisonous, destructive, dangerous but it cannot hurt you until you allow one word to penetrate, saturate, permeate, infiltrate, invade to get the better of you. Words are just words. It can be manipulated so DO NOT let them affect you, hurt you and discourage you.

[sweatpantscoffee]

Personal Essay | Six Points of Shame

Personal Essay | Six Points of Shame

By Jerusha Gray I’ve been sitting here staring at a blank screen for over an hour. I am futilely attempting to write a list of truths about myself that are positive. I audit each idea as it bubbles up in my brain. Will writing this one make me sound stuck up? Will writing that one give the wrong impression? Is this something that is too small or silly to list? Will this entire exercise make me…

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[medranochav]

Are you there friends? It's me René.

[donaldmc79]

Mirror

This morning I put on a new shirt as I was looking at myself I thought. Man I'm fat, look at all those bulges. Then I little voice said "No, you need to respect your journey." And that small voice was right. That is XLT shirt, just last year it was a 3xlt shirt I was wearing. So I do need to respect my journey and keep fighting. One day that small voice will raise up and shout the negativity down. Right now it's OK that voice is just there.