LETTERS TO THE HEALING HEART

Today if you are a little better than you were yesterday, then that's enough. Never believe that you must solve all of your problems at once, that you must be completely recover in a short time or that you are wrong of flawed for continuing to struggle- take small steps each day in the right direction, for the active effort of moving in the right direction is enough to create a gradual impact, one step at a time. Don't hold yourself to the standard that you must take giant steps in order to be successful, take your journey step by step, from going to the grocery by yourself to driving a car after not getting behind the wheel for a couple of years, or even calling a friend you have'nt talked to in a while, it is often the little steps that add up to a great amount in the end, and that ultimately have the most impact upon your journey in the right direction. Don't believe that you have failed or done something wrong if your journey is taking time. Every journey moves a...

You did not come this far to walk away without victory. You have not overcome all that you have to turn your back to the future. You have not fought so many battles to stand back from fighting the greater war. You were not crafted to turn back or walk away from the challenges presented to you-you were crafted to be victorious, to overcome the war placed infront of you, to lose some battles but to continue on despite any struggles along the way. You were crafted for victory. Don't allow stumbles along the way to make you  believe that you are no longer strong or worthy enough to continue fighting, everyone has stumbles, your stumbles don't define you or your strength and you are brave and strong enough to continue despite any struggles along the way. You are not worth stopping your fight, you are worth continuing to  fight onward, to continue pushing through the battles infront of you simply to turn back when one battle is lost. You have won so many more with ...

You may suffer from an eating disorder, but you are not your behaviour or your weight or your food intake. You may suffer from a mood disorder or schizophrenia that cause you to enter states of psychosis, but you are not your psychotic or delusional thoughts or your mood swings or your highs and lows. You may suffer from depression but you are not your episodes, You may suffer from anxiety and panic disorder, but you are not your attacks. You may suffer from derealization/depersonalization, but you are not your lost identity or your confused thoughts or your disconnection. You may suffer from OCD, but you are not your obsessions or complusive behaviour or intrusive thoughts. You may suffer from bordeline personality disorder, but you are not the messiness of your mind or you dependency or your manipulation. You are not your illnesses, your disorders, your struggles. You are poetry. You are light. You are pure passion and love and color and energy and love, and...

This is a post for those who struggle with anxiety about food, around the holidays especially. On social media, around the holidays, I see alot of talk about going on a diet to "burn off" the food you ate or going on some sort of weight loss/ maintaing program to try to not gain weight from eating the food you are eating over the holidays. And I want to say :YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE COMPENSATORY BEHAVIOUR BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO FUEL YOUR BODY. The food you eat over the holidays may feel like extra, but in reality the body is built to burn energy, and supplying it the energy it needs to be able to keep you alive and functioning is not a bad thing. You do not have to compensate because you chose to fuel your body. I'm not saying not to do joyful movement and excercise during the holiday season. Go on walks to look at the Christmas lights, or go on walks during the day to be enriched by the beauty of the changing leaves and colorful trees right now. Go on bike...

If you can't do anything about it, then let it go. Don't be a prisoner to the things you can't change. Let go of the things that are out of your control. Worrying about them isn't going to impact them, but rather working towards them with hope and good intentions in mind may help to effect what you desire to change. Don't be a prisoner to your mental health. You may not be able to change the fact that you struggle with mental illness, but while pain is inevitable, suffering is a choice, and choosing to cling to your illness and allow it to define you is setting yourself to suffer, LET IT GO ! And NO, it's not easy to let go of the identity your mental health has given you, yet the more you fight it and let it define you, the louder and more stubborn it will get, and choosing and deciding to have a life worth living, even while you still may be struggling, is a sign of true and unmeasurable strength. You may not be able to do anything about the fact th...

Stand up for what is right even if you have to stay alone. Only you know what is right for your journey, never change the course of your journey towards something you don't believe in simply because of the actions or desires of others, always stand up for your beliefs and values along the way, and even if you are standing alone, and don't stray from the journey you have ahead of you because of other people's preferences or ideas for yourself. Don't alter your journey because of the wishes of others along the way, you know what is best for yourself and for your journey, you have the power to impact your journey based on the wishes for yourself and have the right t follow the path that will help you meet your needs and goals, day by day. Your belief and values are what will help you find the path to a life worth living, never change them due to those around you, Stay on course with the values that matter to you, and give yourself permission to follow the values that wi...

You are not stuck. Though it may be hard to believe at some point within your journey. you are not stuck, in one place unless you allow yourself to be, you are a being of constantly changing feelings and emotions, you have the power to impact and manipulate your journey at any given point, and each step you take forward, no matter how small it may seem, is an inch of progress that you gain. Do not allow yourself to get trapped in the mindset that you are helpless, within the point that you are, embrace each moment as a new experience, be mindful and present within each passing feeling and emotion and don't unpack your bags at every roadblock, but rather take the time you need to actively work your way through them. Validate and own your progress, especially at the points in which you feel as though you are at a standstill, honor each tiny step you take, and recognize the movement that comes with each second that travels through your journey. If you feel as though you are trapped...