Category: Anxiety
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Life at Year 3
Where do I start? I’m up at the crack of dawn, pulling my long hair into a bun as I lace up my tennis shoes to head up out the door for a morning run, the crisp breeze feels fresh against my skin. I head home just before the sunrise and run up the stairs…
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Hard Work Pays Off, Right?
That’s what I grew up learning. Growing up from an immigrant background. I learned “we” had to work harder because it was a privilege to be in America and we had to work harder than those born here. After spending 2 years in a refugee camp, we came to the US when I was 3.…
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Shalom 2024
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 As the days of 2023 start to close, I get asked the same question and hear the same conversations. What’s your goal for the new…
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My New Morning Routine
Someone asked me via text when was a good time to talk in the morning now. This was my (long winded, sarcastic but truthful) response. Prior to 6/23/2021, my morning routine was (I thought hectic at the time) so different. Woke up at 5am, bathroom, brushed teeth, put on contacts, change into workout clothes. Changed…
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The Best Kind of Conviction
Do you ever get so wrapped up in your own self pity to the point you only can see through the lenses of pity. If only I could have my arms and legs back, my life would be fixed. I’m not asking for much. I was 24/7 fixated on the fact I couldn’t do things…
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Crawling Out of My Pit
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.”Psalm 40:1-2 ESVhttps://bible.com/bible/59/psa.40.1-2.ESV I woke up feeling much better and actually felt good enough to venture out.…
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Living In a Pit
I’ve been living in a pit of despair for the last month and a half. I’ve lost 2 of my beloved pets, Peanut and Max. They were both 10 year old English Bulldogs. They both had problems. Peanut passed away from liver failure in February and Max had a tumor that had spread. He passed…
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Choose Your Words Carefully
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” Proverbs 18:21 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/pro.18.21.ESV For the past several weeks I’ve been battling my depression daily. To be exact, minute by minute. I was constantly telling myself how much I hated my life. All I thought about…
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God’s Peace
‘Do not permit yourselves to be fearful.’ John 14:27 AMPC This is Day 23 – Facing the Giant of Fear Devotional by United Christian Broadcasters: Worry is something you permit; peace is something you pursue. Jesus said, ‘do not permit yourselves to be fearful.’ That means you can take control of what goes on in…
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Valentine’s & Botox Day
2/14/2022 I’m getting Botox today and it’s not for cosmetic reasons. Botox for stroke: For those with spasticity, the Botox injections allow the nervous system to grow new muscle nerves. For patients who receive Botox as a spasticity treatment, Botox helps minimize the tightening of the muscles and helps produce normal nerve communication as a…
Stephanie Torres 