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  • Anxiety,  Mind,  Sadness and Depression

    The Link Between Movement and How You Feel

    October 26, 2019 /

    Many of us are already familiar with the fact that anxiety can either cause paralysis or rushed movements. Sadness and depression can lead to slower and fewer movements. Meanwhile, the adrenaline rush from excitement can lead to more energetic movements. These are all examples of how the way we feel influences how we move. They show that the brain and our bodies (in motion) are linked. Again, these are all examples of how the way we feel influences our movements. But let’s take a moment to consider the opposite: How can our movements affect the way we feel? Can movement be another way to better our mental wellbeing–another tool to…

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    How to Combat Anxiety at Work By Refocusing Your Attention on God

    June 19, 2019

    Why the Serenity Prayer Should be a Part of Your Every Day

    May 16, 2019

    Living Life Poetically: “Empty”

    July 2, 2019
  • Anxiety,  Mind

    Overcoming Anxiety: Six Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On

    October 22, 2019 /

    Anxiety–that ill-feeling you get when your mind is consumed by worry, dread, and fear. It’s when the words “Keep Calm and Carry On” written across posters and coffee mugs just seem like a beautiful sentiment–a statement of something that’s ideal but unrealistic. Yes, not being anxious is about keeping calm and carrying on. So it is actually good advice. But how does one learn to keep calm and carry on? Here are some strategies. Six ways to keep calm and carry on Breathing: Sometimes the biggest thing we need to do is press the pause button and just breath. Take deep shallow breaths, counting to five with each inhale and…

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    “Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.”

    March 26, 2020

    Procrastinator? This Is For You

    April 11, 2019

    Anxiety Part 2: How Knowing the Way Anxiety Develops Can Reduce Shame, Increase Understanding, and Inspire Action

    March 23, 2019
  • Anxiety,  Blog,  Mind,  Motivation

    Just Take a Chance: The Importance of Facing Your Fears

    August 24, 2019 /

    “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt This week I did something outside my comfort zone: getting behind a video camera. Every part of me wanted to call it off, but a little voice in my head kept saying “face your fear.” Taking a chance and facing your fears doesn’t necessarily mean living on the edge, making reckless decisions, or doing things that…

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    “Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.”

    February 29, 2020

    “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

    November 16, 2020

    “If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit.”

    September 4, 2020
  • Anxiety,  Blog,  Mind

    Break Time: Why Regular Work Breaks Are a Must

    August 7, 2019 /

    I have a very hard time taking breaks while I’m working on something. There’s always that one more thing I want to finish–There’s always that constant search for the perfect stopping point. Inevitably, the stopping point I had in mind comes and goes without any pause. But what if taking regular breaks between work is a routine part of one’s day? What if it comes so naturally that you don’t even think much about it–you don’t feel like you have to try to squeeze it in? Just imagine how much better any unpleasant task would be with more pleasant things interspersed in between. Well, that’s just one reason to take…

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    “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.”

    March 21, 2020

    “Whatever you do, never run back to what broke you.”

    August 25, 2020

    Living Life Poetically: The Hope Factor

    November 27, 2019
  • Anxiety,  Blog,  Mind

    Control and Anxiety

    August 5, 2019 /

    It’s a natural human condition to want everything to go exactly how we picture it in our heads. However, to much of our dismay, life can be unpredictable. Things may not always go according to plan. And whenever life feels unpredictable, unplanned, or uncertain–with major life decisions in front of us, it’s natural to worry. It’s the moment that those things that are uncertain, unplanned, and unpredictable seem out of our control that our worry quickly turns into anxiety. But it doesn’t have to. To The Control Freak and Everyone Else First of all, ask yourself: what are you trying to control? What can you do about your situation that’s…

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    June 4, 2019

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    May 18, 2019

    Living Life Poetically: It Takes Time

    September 7, 2020
  • Anxiety,  Mind,  Soul

    How to Combat Anxiety at Work By Refocusing Your Attention on God

    June 19, 2019 /

    Unless your job is doing absolutely nothing, you are sure to experience some level of anxiety from time to time. Maybe you have a presentation, work meeting, a tight deadline, unending emails, toxic boss or coworkers, uncertain outcomes, or uncertain job security. Whatever the case may be, anxiety originating from job-related challenges is quite common. But here’s the silver lining. If you aren’t anxious about anything, then you’re not being challenged. However, while challenges can be good, they’re not good when they manifest into debilitating and self-destructive anxiety. So, how do we keep anxiety at bay so the challenges we face on the job build us rather than destroy us?…

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    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

    January 27, 2021

    Only You

    April 19, 2019

    “There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.”

    May 31, 2020
  • Anxiety,  Mind

    Anxiety Part 3: So Now What? Using Our Understanding of Anxiety to Develop a Personalized Plan

    April 18, 2019 /

    Before we can address any problem we first need to understand it. That’s what Anxiety Part 1 and Part 2 tried to do. In Part 1, we looked at the difference between stress and anxiety. In part two we talked about anxiety developing from either a cumulation of mini-traumas or a major traumatic event. So now what? What steps can we take to address our anxiety using our knowledge of what it is and how it got there in the first place? It cannot be stressed enough (no pun intended) that dealing with anxiety is not a “one size fits all” situation. What works for one person might be useless…

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    “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.”

    October 1, 2020

    “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

    October 18, 2020

    Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.

    January 20, 2020
  • Anxiety,  Mind

    Anxiety Part 2: How Knowing the Way Anxiety Develops Can Reduce Shame, Increase Understanding, and Inspire Action

    March 23, 2019 /

    People who suffer from anxiety often feel ashamed to admit it. It’s seen as a sign of weakness—that they aren’t tough, resilient, courageous, or strong enough. Unfortunately, those who struggle with it start believing they aren’t tough, resilient, courageous, or strong; but rather, weak and unable to withstand the challenges of life. They may imagine they lack some kind of “strong” gene that everyone else seems to have. But knowing how anxiety develops in the first place will help to remove these destructive thoughts. In addition, it’ll add an understanding that we are all susceptible to it in some way, shape, or form. In Anxiety Part 1, we differentiated between…

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    “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

    January 24, 2021

    “Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to you, a specific rhythm and perspective that are your strengths, not your weaknesses. You must not be afraid of your uniqueness.”

    December 25, 2020

    “Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.”

    July 18, 2020
  • Anxiety,  Mind

    Anxiety Part 1: Is it Stress or Anxiety? Why You Should Know the Difference

    March 20, 2019 /

    If you were to look up the words stress and anxiety in the dictionary, you’ll find two different definitions. However, we tend to clump these words into the same category. We think of them as having the same symptoms. And sometimes use them interchangeably or as an inseparable pair: stress and anxiety. Even dictionaries and thesauruses have these words as synonyms of each other. Don’t be fooled. There is a difference between them. Knowing the difference is crucial to helping you determine whether anxiety is present, how it got there in the first place, what you can do about it, and even how to prevent it from becoming an anxiety…

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    “Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.”

    July 30, 2020

    Living Life Poetically: The Unspoken Words

    October 23, 2019

    Living Life Poetically: “Our Daily Battleground”

    June 11, 2019

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Hi! My name is Esthella, creator and author of PositLive. I am a curious life-long learner, chocolate addict, coffee and tea lover, and foodie. I enjoy writing, music, and art, as well as good books, coffee shops, libraries, spending time with friends and family, conversations, and deep thoughts…I’m talking deep. However, my serious side is rivaled by a fun and sometimes silly side; and a conversation about the meaning of life can easily transition to the latest episode of some ridiculous tv-show or something else not so serious.

I consider it somewhat of a blessing that life has given me plenty of lemons. On the bright side, I’ve had to make plenty of lemonade while gaining perspective and appreciation for three critical areas of well-being: Mind, Body, and Soul. In sharing my thoughts and insights in these areas, I genuinely hope to help you live life positively.

PositLive is like my lemonade stand. I have made plenty of lemonade that I want to share. This site is here for you to retreat to whenever you need your daily serving of something sweet in the midst of life’s sour challenges, difficulties, and setbacks, which we all experience from time to time. So take a sip. Read, reflect, and restore.

About Positlive

Welcome to PositLive! Life is not perfect. It’s full of challenges and difficulties. You’re probably thinking, isn’t this supposed to be uplifting? Why all the negativity? Don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place. Read More

About Mind: Happy Thoughts

In this page, we look at developing a more positive outlook on things as well as on ourselves. Read More

About Body: Your Temple

This section is not about weight loss or weight gain. It goes much deeper than that. Read More

About Soul: Deeper Connection

This section is about being connected with the deepest part of who you are (your soul) and then connecting that to the bigger picture. Read More

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