365 days of recovery

Being passionate to yourself is the answer.

I thought I had been through the worst, the universe had to teach me a lesson. The lesson was that my mental health matters and self love is important. I thought this recovery of rehab would be easy but it was a rollercoaster of crying, confusion, loneliness, fighting, and trying to hold everything together. The answer was simple. Accepting who I am as an individual and loving myself. If you asked me last year or the year before I would have scoffed and cringed looking at myself in the mirror. I had to stop comparing myself to other people. "This girl is already pregnant" "That dude's homeless" "I have more college credit than this student"

All of that comparison had to stop for me to undergo my spiritual awakening. My mind had to be clear for me to discovery who I really am. I had to focus on myself and only myself. Haters are everywhere. They are not worth your energy.

You are not alone. I had thoughts in my mind that I was never going to get married, that I was just gonna live alone in my parents house for the rest of my life, that I tore away peace with people, that everyone hated me and moved on. Now today, I volunteer for educational programs, work side jobs, have a supportive family, mostly vegan/vegetarian, back to cross country running, thriving college student, have an amazing social life, practice yoga everyday, and bring positive vibes to the community. How did this transition happen? Life is really a dream. All the crying and hate is worth something in the end.

The answer was this. Love my myself fully and to challenge my thoughts. Stop relying on others for help and really love and accept who you are.

Loving myself took challenges of ups and downs. Learning to value myself was a hard experience no matter on how easy it may look.

Confront your emotions. Remember to love yourself in the end. Recite positive affirmations in the times of need.

Overthinking is common. Having constant fear in your daily lives can impact your entire health. Your thoughts control your reality. Life is the greatest gift that anyone can have. Change is only possible if you set your mind to it.

Most of all the life lesson is to forgive and value yourself. Your journey needs hardships which are necessary for evolvement. We are constantly evolving as humans.

Things to do when you are sad:

Listen to music

Eat your favorite food

Shower

Go for a walk

Watch funny videos

Do ten jumping jacks

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