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Asking for Help

Mini getting and giving a little scratching to a friend

I always hated asking for help. I thought that I could do everything myself no matter what it was. If I couldn’t do it, I felt like I had failed, or that I was weak or somehow less of a person for not being able to figure it out.

It’s not a happy way to live.

This need to be good at everything caused me a lot of stress over the years. Even as a child, I pushed myself to be more than what I was. It didn’t matter what I was good at, I needed to be able to do more. And more and more and more.

I was hospitalized with ulcers when I was 10 years old. 

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Looking for What You Want

Beauty is everywhere and we are never alone. Open your eyes and you will see…

There is truth to the saying that you can’t go back. What was there will never be the same.

Whether it is a job, a relationship, or your old way of life, it won’t be what it was before. If you allow it to be what it is now, it might actually be better than what you had ever hoped for.

There is no place like home. Not the physical structure of home, because that can change a few or many times throughout your life. The real home is the sense of belonging that lives inside of you.

It’s important to feel like we belong somewhere. There is no more lonely feeling than thinking that no one cares about you and nowhere feels safe.

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