The Time BoundaryI want to talk about the boundary of time. We often talk about physical boundaries (consent before someone touches you, how they touch you). We talk about possession boundaries (who's stuff belongs to who and what are the appropriate ways to ask...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyNow is the time to plan, now is the time to get with your future, get those ideas down and reach for your goals, success is immeasurable.
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyToday I just had my first individual supervision meeting with my new supervisor that is working with me so that I can complete my state therapy license. She was my clinical supervisor at one of my former jobs, and I recently got back in touch with...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyAs you could see from my last journal entry, I have just gotten out of a recent relationship. Tomorrow will make it a week that we have been broken up. We talked on the phone yesterday. It was the first time since we had ended things, and we decided...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyGetting Better (written 12/9/16 1:18am) So, I've felt the need to update you. I tried the method from the 40-day self-help book. I stuck with it for about 14 days and realized that what it asked for was a little extensive for my taste. So I...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneySelf-help Book... Really? (written 9/12/16 12:47am) So, I'm currently reading "Make Miracles in Forty Days" by Melody Beattie. I'm normally not one for self-help books, but my aunt read it, sent it to me in the mail, and said that she had to share...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyI probably should be sleeping now but I must share one more. To change and grow To do away with ego if you will is the existential goal for me personally. Because to let go and conquer ego is to let go of past and future and just exist in the now....See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyTaking the Leap (written 6/26/16 11:29pm) I often find myself wishing I had more time. More time to finally start my fitness routine. More time to finish that personal project I've been working on. More time to develop into who I want to be......See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyBehavioral Activation (written 6/11/16 1:50pm) I've always known that if you start doing the things that make you happy, you'll become happier. Even though we know this, it's difficult when we're depressed. We often feel hopeless, too tired, or...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyI just finished reading a book called 'Fear', which I highly recommend. It was written by Thich Nhat, Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, and it's very modest in size yet densely packed with enlightening messages. It was gifted to me by a friend last...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyI thought I was falling in love with you, until you proved me wrong. It wasn't real. My emotional focus on you was just a reflection of my withdrawn focus on my own self-love. You weren't worth the time I've lost.
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyIn my last story about self-improvement I said that I was working on re-establishing my values. I just completed this thing called a "values card sort"... you can print it off yourself online if you'd like to try it. You get a variety of values...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyRight now I'm working on finding my voice and reestablishing my values. I've found that many of the unsavory things that have happened in my life took place because I hadn't established healthy boundaries between myself and others. I allowed people...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyWell - I'm starting off by saying - I'm currently working on a book about self-improvement. It's based on realism and contentment, not on positivity or positive thinking. I have over 200 pages written so far - and I'm planning on releasing the book...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyOkay... so I am on the journey of self-improvement. I have struggled with feelings of depression and low self-worth for a long time now and it's affecting my ability to accomplish my goals and my happiness. It gets deeper than that but that's not the...See More »
I Am On a Self Improvement JourneyI smoked weed nearly everyday since the age of 15. I liked it a lot. I smoked cigarettes too. Ive stopped smoking both now. Giving up cigarettes gave me back my appetite for food. Now that ive given up weed ive become more motivated to exercise. I...See More »