Seeing the Good in Yourself and Others: A Path to Joy and Connection In a world that often highlights flaws and mistakes, it’s easy to focus on what’s wrong rather than what’s right. But imagine how life would change if we made a conscious effort to see the good—in ourselves, in others, and in the… Continue reading See the Good in Yourself and Others
Tag: Self Reflection
Matching Your Emotions With Your Feelings
Matching Your Emotions With Your Feelings Understanding and expressing emotions correctly is an essential skill, but it can be challenging. Have you ever felt sad but expressed anger instead? Or been scared but appeared frustrated? Learning to match your emotions with your feelings—and making sure your facial expressions align—can take practice, but it’s an important… Continue reading Matching Your Emotions With Your Feelings
Tips on Building Self-Confidence
5 Tips on Building Self-Confidence Confidence isn’t something you’re born with; it’s something you build. Whether you’re struggling with self-doubt or just need a little boost, here are five simple but powerful ways to grow your self-confidence. Here are Tips on Building Self-Confidence. 1. Look at What You Have Already Achieved Sometimes, we get so… Continue reading Tips on Building Self-Confidence
Not All Scars Can Be Seen
Not All Scars Can Be Seen Not All Scars Can Be Seen Scars tell stories. Some are visible, etched into our skin as reminders of battles fought and wounds healed. Others, though, remain hidden as they carve deep into our hearts and minds, shaping us in ways the world cannot see but are just as real.… Continue reading Not All Scars Can Be Seen
What Do You Want To Do?
What Do You Want To Do? This is a question that I would pose to my ladies when I worked as the inpatient residential therapist, "What do you want to do when you grow up?". They would come to our facility, at their lowest of lows, broken with little hope. My job was to give… Continue reading What Do You Want To Do?
Be Kind
Be Kind I just love this quote. It costs absolutely nothing to be kind to someone. A professor once made a statement that was so profound that it stayed with me. This was said over 10 years ago. She said "Sometimes in life, you will be the only Jesus with skin on a person may… Continue reading Be Kind
When the Silence is Deafening
When the Silence is Deafening When silence becomes deafening, emotions can shift from moment to moment. Some days, it feels like they change by the minute. Lately, the silence has been so loud that I can’t hear myself think. It’s like when my aunt can’t smell anything because the noise around her is too overwhelming—strange,… Continue reading When the Silence is Deafening
I Wonder What I Will Be Like
A note from Brandi:This guest post is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience and perspective of the writer. It discusses motherhood, parenting fears, anxiety, self-doubt, love, and wanting to be a good parent. It is offered for awareness, encouragement, and education. It is not therapy, clinical advice, medical advice, or a substitute for… Continue reading I Wonder What I Will Be Like
I Should Have Known
I Should Have Known I should have known something wasn’t right When you told me you loved me for the first time And I didn’t say it back I should have known something was up. When I couldn’t stand the fact that you wrote me love letters Or when you posted love stuff… Continue reading I Should Have Known
Depression is Gray and Black
Depression is Gray and Black Depression Is a dark and twisty place It's when your inner thoughts are gray and black There is no light There is no white Just gray or black The gray is sad but bearable thoughts This is where you look back at what's wrong grieving the way you… Continue reading Depression is Gray and Black
Hurt People Hurt People
Hurt People Hurt People A phrase my mom has always said is Hurt People Hurt People. That is an accurate phrase. I always thought that I was your favorite person. You would make time to come down and see me. You brought me books and movies. We would go to the movies and have the… Continue reading Hurt People Hurt People