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Here are some articles and stories that I hope will truly inspire you…

What does it mean to have an amazing life?

Here are some tips to help you have an amazing life: Define what “amazing” means to you: Take the time to think about what you want your life to look like. Create a vision for yourself and define what success means to you. Set goals: Once you know what you want, set clear and measurable goals to help you achieve it. Make sure your goals are realistic and achievable, but also challenging enough to keep you motivated. Take care of your health: Your physical and mental health are essential to living an amazing life. Make sure you eat well, exercise

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My Father’s Gift to Me

Have you had the feeling that you just can’t take it anymore? You can’t feel because the pain is unbearable? Lay there motionless and confused? Can you relate? That’s how I felt when I was seven years old. One day my father told me to get undressed and to lay on the bed on my back. He got undressed and got on top of me in the opposite direction and started performing “69″ on me. His mouth was on my vagina. I didn’t know what was happening. He then told me to put his penis in my mouth. I remember

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Being Grateful

On Thanksgiving you count your blessings and remember to give thanks. Right? Why do we not give thanks daily? We have so many things to be grateful for.Take a moment and be grateful for all that you have even the “small” things that you take for granted. Here are some things that I am grateful for to help you get started with you own list. Take a few minutes everyday to be grateful. This will change your life. I am blessed and thankful for my family, friends, my heart, lungs, immune system, legs, hands, good health, my mind, sense of

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Finally Understanding Myself

When you have a problem and you’re aware of it, you are likely to work on it and fix it. But what if you have unconscious baggage? How would you know you had something that needed fixing? A few days ago I spoke to a wonderful friend, and while we were speaking things became clear to me. The “skies opened up” and I got it. I understood something that I didn’t even know I needed to understand as I had already fixed that issue. So I thought. Throughout most of my adult life, when it came to men, they always

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True Forgiveness

Where does forgiveness really start? It starts with you forgiving yourself first.No matter what has been done to you, forgiving your abuser is extremely important. It’s part of your healing. You’re doing it for you, not for the abuser. When I was sixteen I was dating Leon (name changed for anonymity purpose.) I really cared about this boy and thought I loved him. This wasn’t your normal two young people dating. This was different.When I’d come over to his house, if his friends were over, he’d lock me in the bathroom because he was ashamed of me. So I’d stay

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Take Care of Yourself

We all lead busy lives, and sometimes life can get in the way of us taking care of ourselves. We always have great excuses such as, I’m too busy, I’m stressed, I have an exam, a deadline, kids, in-laws, and the list goes on. Sounds familiar?Well, here are a few easy tips that won’t take long that you can do to live a better, healthy life: Write a daily gratitude list A daily gratitude list is really helpful to shift your focus and help you appreciate life even when things aren’t going your way. It doesn’t have to be long,

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