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“There are a thousand reasons to live this life, every one of them is sufficient.”
Truly, there are a thousand reasons to live. And one can argue that the number of reasons are innumerable. From spending more time with your loved ones to enjoying another sunset, checking off an item on your bucket list, reaching an unmet goal, or dancing to your favorite tune. Each…
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5 Ways A Low Self-Esteem Could Be Affecting Your Relationships
With the word “self” in self-esteem, we naturally think of it as something that wholly has to do with self. However, we can’t ignore the role others play. Our relationships can have an impact on our self-esteem. Meanwhile, our self-esteem can have an impact on our relationships. Here, we focus…
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“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.”
It’s a lot easier to fall down than it is to get back up. No doubt, it takes a lot more energy and physical demand on the body to “come back” up after falling down. This is a great literal illustration of the comeback always being stronger than the setback.…
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“Don’t be upset when people reject you. Nice things are rejected all the time by people who can’t afford them.”
Rejection can be hard to bear, and harder for some than others. It also has the unfortunate side effect of eroding one’s self-esteem. Again, more so for some than others. The irony in how upsetting rejection is for someone is that it’s more upsetting if they already suffer from low…
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“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you that you’re doing it wrong.”
Being your authentic self is never easy. The harsh reality is that people and their opinions are inescapable; and it’s hard not to be, in some way or another, influenced by them. If you’re wondering if this could be you, here’s one simple way to find out. First, tap into…
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“Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.”
In competitions, we tend to dismiss anything and anyone that’s not first place. Yes, silver and bronze get some attention, but certainly not as much as gold. And certainly not as much as fourth place to last. Unfortunately, the same attitude we have toward competitions is unconsciously carried over to…
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“Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.”
Perceiving aspects of someone else’s life as better than our own often leads us to imitate them in certain ways. We may adopt the same things they enjoy doing, their taste in music, movies, etc. But doing all those things doesn’t make us or our life any better. In fact,…
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Living Life Poetically: The Beauty of Self
The ability to be yourself is one of the most important and underrated things you can do in life. It helps to keep in mind that there’s only one of you. So going through your whole life as someone else would be such a waste of who you are. But…
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“Always refuse to be like the others. The more you become similar to the others the more you will be useless because there are already plenty of the others.”
The struggle to fit in is part of human nature. Who doesn’t want to feel like they belong? However fitting in is more glamorized in our minds than it should be. This quote, by playwright and novelist Mehmet Murat Ildan, reminds us that being like everybody else actually renders us…
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“The soul is stronger than its surroundings.”
Think about your soul. It’s the part of you that is YOU at the core–your essence. It is there on good days and bad days. It is there no matter where you go. And it is there no matter how you look on the outside. This quote, by psychologist and…
