Author: myroadtoenlightenment
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What do you do with all that freedom?
When you embark on a personal development journey, you begin to untangle all what’s been tangled over the years. Some moments are difficult, some are worrying, some are hopeful and some are mind triggering! When you untangle knots 🪢 within yourself, a big space is created within you. It can feel unsettling… it can create…
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Why do you tolerate abusive behaviors from others?
According to “mentalhelp.net”: the term ‘abuse’ describes a particular typeof relationship between two things. An abusive relationship is onewhere one thing mistreats or misuses another thing. The important wordsin this definition are “mistreat” and “misuse”; they imply that thereis a standard that describes how things should be treated and used, andthat an abuser has violated…
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Is it going to eventually go wrong when it’s going right?
When was the last time you felt satisfied with yourself, capabilities, perfections and imperfections? Have you ever embraced yourself? Well, if you haven’t continue reading. Growing up requires great mental and emotional effort to breakthrough towards real emotional and mental adulthood and maturity. But, growing up is also hindered by situations and circumstances that adapt…
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The Everlasting Seeking Syndrome
This is a personal inspection of what I have seen happening within the “personal development” realm and can be overlayed by my own opinions, interpretation and analysis from my own lens. Take it with a pinch of salt. Not too seriously. When I began my personal development journey six years ago, I was a fresh…
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Why do you feel you’re not worth it when you are as beautiful as a sunrise?
How often do you do things with the intention of taking care of yourself? How often do you take yourself for an ice cream? A night out? A grooming session at a salon? How often do you work on your personal (mental and emotional) development? Investing in yourself is one of the ways where you…
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How to love yourself?
Sometimes when I read personal development books they talk so very much about self love or self care. But I have not yet figured out what they really mean. What is self love? Is it shopping till your dropping? Fill your home with things you think you need? Over eating or eating in fancy restaurants?…
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Clinging and the art of letting go.
Imagine how many times you have had to let go voluntarily or involuntarily of things, pets, people, jobs, family, boyfriend, girlfriend, thoughts, dreams, ideas, ambitions, desires… and the list can go on for many many paragraphs further… Maybe take some time to feel and retrieve the nearest memory of letting go and ask yourself: How…
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Guilt: It is too painful to feel, so you numb yourself – Part II
Guilt sometimes comes out as a feeling of receiving or giving yourself more than you think you deserve. The substance of reception is unimportant, it can be anything from material items such as gifts, toys, clothes, your favorite food or immaterial feelings and experiences such as love, attention, care, a holiday. I have seen it…
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Anxiety: It is too painful to feel, so you numb yourself – Part I
I once was in a setting with a few individuals. One individual was unable to relax, they had nothing to do but purposefully made everything they have done seem to take longer, nonstop talking, nonstop activity and continuous stressful situations with their surroundings. The only time I have seen this person relaxed is when they…
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How Honest are you with Yourself?
When was the last time you had a conversation with yourself? An honest, truthful conversation that laid down the grounds for your own pros and cons in your own life. When was the last time you have assessed your behavior and the impact it has on your own happiness and those around you?Then, when was…
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