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How to be healthier: What’s Holding You Back?

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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, noted with an *, I receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you! Honesty time; I have always struggled with what it meant to be healthy. It was never that I just wanted to be skinny -though I have always struggled with my weight. It was never just about appearance for me, personally. I always felt this pull to figure out how to be healthier in general. I want to feel good, be comfortable and confident, and be strong, but I quickly found that learning how to be healthier was super tricky. Even just figuring out what it means to “be healthy” can … More…

5 Ways to Eliminate Negativity

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If you ask people who know me to list one strong personality trait of mine, a lot would say that I have a pretty hot temper. It doesn’t take much to get me fired up. Generally, the things that really get me worked up are when people are inconsiderate of others. Cutting cars off in traffic, being rude to waiters and sales clerks, and the like. It’s the self-absorbed, negative nature of people that really ticks me off. The fact that I have no control over their actions just makes it all so unbearable to me. Since I have no control in these situations, I realized long ago that I needed to find a way to make them impact me less. What I discovered was … More…