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Accept Your Imperfections: 3 Things I suck at and I’m okay with it

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If you want to be happier, lots of people might say you should focus on your weaknesses and try to improve them to make yourself better. I think that sometimes, it’s better to just accept your imperfections. The idea that you need to improve upon your weaknesses means you spend a lot of time focusing on the things you’re not great at. If you ask me, that’s not a great way to be happy. I think we’re a lot better off focusing on the things we’re great at. One way to accept your imperfections is to identify a few things you aren’t very good at and acknowledge it. Accept it. Then be okay with it. Is it really important if … More…

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…