if you're not owning your life, someone else is
Most often, it is our belief in what we deserve that limits us more than what we actually deserve or are capable of achieving.It's like waiting up all night to witness an amazing sunrise only to give up as the first streaks of dawn appear and then convince ourselves that it was our destiny not [...]
In all the times that hope seemed to escape me, I realised that it was not because the future held no hope. It was because I had given up hope of being able to participate meaningfully in that future. I've often believed that it's not depression that exists, but instead, it is hopelessness. It is [...]
I've watched some emerge stronger from harrowing ordeals, while others crumble from comparatively minor setbacks. This made me wonder what it is that makes some resilient while others remain fragile? Sometimes it's the final straw that makes us appear weak when we crumble from a seemingly petty incident, while others have no insight into how [...]