How to keep your Mental Health, Healthy

How to keep your Mental Health, Healthy

Sometimes life gets heavy. “Negative emotions” get strong and prevent us from feeling like ourselves. I put negative emotions in quotations because I think they’ve been given the short end of the stick. Negative emotions are vital to human growth and development. They communicate things 

Two Sided

Two Sided

I have two sides,Both are me. One is strong,One is free. I have two sides,Both are me, One is careful,One is free. I have two sides,Both are me, One is wise,One is free I have two sides,both are me One is anxiousOne is free I 

Happiness

Happiness

I don’t have a guide for what will make you truly feel happy, it’s different for everyone. But what I can tell you is that the more you love yourself, the more moments you’ll experience that will make you feel truly alive. Truly present in your life. Those are the moments that you’ll carry with you forever. That is your happiness.

Take Up Space

Take Up Space

Winnie takes up whatever space she needs at that present moment (in this instance the entire camera scene, in others the entire door to the feed room). We should learn from her. People are afraid to take up too much space in their own lives. 

“Must be Nice”

“Must be Nice”

Whenever I hear myself saying “must be nice”, I know there’s some inner work that needs to be done. Some inner processing that is likely going to make me face some less than ideal truths about myself. But shedding light on darkness gives darkness less 

Doubt

Doubt

The ones who doubt themselves are the ones who know the most. It’s the ones doubting themselves who shouldn’t be doubting at all. They contemplate every angel, imagine every perspective, every consequence. They have the right answers. They’ve taken the time to think it through. 

safe

safe

I’ve started meditating in the dark on my closet floor for 10 mins a day. I was inspired by Glennon Doyle’s book, Untamed. I want to get to know my inner voice and trust myself above all else. I want to know what my truth 

The road isn’t meant to be carried, it’s meant to be enjoyed

The road isn’t meant to be carried, it’s meant to be enjoyed

Sometimes life gets heavy. The todo list gets overwhelming and the heart aches. The affirmations and knowledge that you should be gentle with yourself, give yourself grace, are silenced by our perceived short comings. You aren’t able to tell yourself how great you are because