28 & INTEGRATE(ing)!

28 & INTEGRATE(ing)!

“I should have posted this on the 14th of January; my actual birthday. I wasn’t ready to post it just yet. To be honest, I was a little afraid of posting this one. There is a part of me that was worried about how others may interpret, or read this through their own perspective. I am posting it because I have no control over how someone else may see my experience. What I must remember is that anyone’s judgment, or misunderstanding about how I live my life has nothing to do with me. That goes for any, and all of us. We must not be afraid to speak our truth or share ourselves with the world out of fear for how it may be interpreted by another. We can only do our best to be our most authentic selves and celebrate gratitude for those that see us for who we truly are.
 
With that said, if I still have your attention, I see you, I love you, and I am grateful that you are with me. Thank you. Thank you for reading.”

Growing into My Twenty Seventh Year of Life!

Growing into My Twenty Seventh Year of Life!

Welp, today I am 27, and even though I wanted to post this at 8 am this morning, I have been able to forgive myself for my procrastination (and not shame myself for posting at damn near 8 pm instead). In this post, you will find a few lessons I learned while being 26, as well as my intentions for the year ahead of me. I hope that you will be able to find something applicable to your own life within this post, as I am a believer that ALL lessons are universal. The situations may be different, but the message may carry a similar truth. I write to heal myself with hopes of healing others. 

This year, I plan to be making both some drastic changes, and some smaller ones; to my website, to my life, to my writing, and to my future.

26 was a year filled with loss, pain, joy, happiness, and Love. I am very much looking forward to what 27 has in store for me. Good or bad, I am growing into my twenty-seventh year of life with good intentions and a willingness to learn.

Thank you for growing with me. I appreciate you!

One Year & 51 Posts Later: Turning 26 + What I've Learned While Living!

One Year & 51 Posts Later: Turning 26 + What I've Learned While Living!

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of Healing Hopefuls; tomorrow is also the day I turn 26. With a year of ‘Blogging’ under my belt, as well as another year of life, I share what it is that I have learned in this past year of my recovery. We may not notice results or improvement on a day to day basis, but so much can change, heal, and get better over the course of a year.   

In this post, I reflect back on what I have learned while understanding what it means to live, and what has proven to work for me when it feels a bit harder to survive. Take a walk with me through the past year of my life; you may just pick up something you needed along the way.

Thank you for reading. I appreciate you.