These signs hang in a small park in our neighborhood. It's a
good example of why I love it here. We see stuff like this all over
the Portland/Beaverton area. People trying to help each other feel
better. I love it. I love trying to help people feel better about
themselves just like I love being around people that try to help me feel
better about myself. I feel fortunate to be surrounded with many people
like this and want to return the favor.
Feeling good about yourself is key to a happy life. As
someone who has suffered and recovered from anorexia, I can tell you
first-hand the horrific impact negative thoughts and feelings can have
on your mind, body, and soul. They can ruin you, in the worst ways.
Those thoughts are like poison, maybe you'll live through a little but
once it spreads throughout you, it can kill you, or at the
least make you very ill. After being sick and miserable for years from
my self-loathing, I learned this was no way to live, and if I wanted to
recover and thrive, I'd have to change my way of thinking.
It's no easy feat to change your thoughts. But it's like
any other bad habit, if you truly put your mind to it and work hard, you
can overcome it. I would love to help others in their journey to
feeling better about themselves. I won't pretend for even a second that
I'm 100% positive all the time. I've come a very long way from my worst,
but it is definitely a battle I still fight daily. But I do think the progress
I've made and how I've made it could help many others. I have written several posts about bodylove, but there is a lot more to be said on the subject of loving yourself. So I will start
writing more regularly on this topic, with any tips,
happy thoughts, or stories I think could help.
It's time to build ourselves up instead of constantly tearing ourselves down.
It's time to believe in ourselves, our capabilities and aspirations.
It's time to be the people we know we can be, the best versions of ourselves. We'll never get there by being negative.
It's time to love all of ourselves for who we are right now, and to see what can happen in our lives when we do.
I hope you'll join me on this journey to loving yourself!
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