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Do you suffer from crippling shyness, obsessive doubts, or feelings of insecurity? What you may not realize is that these fears are almost never based on reality. When you’re anxious, you’re actually fooling yourself, telling yourself things that simply aren’t true.
This post is sponsored by Wonder Wellness. Even though we all have been told how important relaxation is for our overall health, mental wellness and longevity, it’s still treated like an indulgence in our culture.
You don’t think you need a bidet? You need a bidet. Already got a bidet? Buy your friend a bidet.
A maintenance worker saw what he thought was a mannequin sticking out of a bush on a frontage road.
Just because one person wasn’t able to see your potential doesn’t mean that every other relationship will end the same way. Just because one person tricked you into feeling comfortable before leaving doesn’t mean the next person will repeat the process. Every love is different, so don’t let this relationship taint the ones you’ll develop in the future.
You’re going to have moments when you feel like everything is coming together and moments when it feels like everything is falling apart. This is normal. This is what it means to be human.
I’ve had eczema all my life. I am writing this piece to help educate those without skin conditions on how it can affect sufferers on more than just the surface level.
ARIES: Watch out for old temptations. You don’t want to take two steps back when you’ve worked so hard to heal.
ARIES: Everyone thinks you’re aggressive and cold. But you’re secretly soft and sensitive.
You can’t change your partner, but you can change your relationship status. You can’t change your boss, but you can change your career. You can’t change your town, but you can change the place you choose to call home.
GEMINI: You’re super careful about who you let into your social circle. If anyone crosses a line, you cut them out of your life immediately.
Salt, pepper, and acid will brighten up almost any dish. If an otherwise wonderful dish is just… missing something, add salt, pepper, and lemon juice, then reassess.
The moon represents our emotional landscape, our thoughts, and our feelings. Here is everything you need to know about new moon spells:
Your natal chart is filled with important information like your astrology aspect and planetary aspects. If you’re not sure what those terms mean, that’s okay!
You never know why God tested you with the things that meant the most to you or the things you thought you couldn’t live without, but you should know that every time you think you lost something special, God has something outstanding in store for you.
“In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn’t about to make the same mistake.”
The last known Smallpox death occurred because a medical photographer was exposed to a sample at the University of Birmingham Medical School
Your birth chart can tell you a lot about your personality and your career goals. Here is everything you need to know about your midheaven sign:
Tell him you love him beyond what words can describe. Tell him you love him with a certainty that scares you. Tell him you love him with every single fiber of your being and deep down to your core.
Sex: if you have too much of it, you’re a slut, and if you don’t have enough – you’re a prude. You owe it to your partner. Your husband has a right to your body.
We can only really learn and grow by listening and considering other perspectives and then explaining our own.
We all deserve to be able to belong to something. We deserve to have a group, of the size of our choosing, who we can turn to when we want to be vulnerable, when we have things to celebrate, or when we simply need to step “off” the stage and be who we are in private.
Unfortunately, there will always be people who might feel like you’re doing “the most” or won’t be happy to see you enjoying your life and doing different things that make you feel good, but life is short.
Love spells are an excellent way to strengthen bonds between lovers. Here is everything you need to know about how to cast a love spell:
As I sit behind the steering wheel once again on the same highway where my dad gave me the tips I would use while driving for the rest of my life, I can’t help but think about my journey as a driver.
Go somewhere that reminds you of your biggest dreams, the ones that brightened your young eyes, filled your heart to the brim with passion and excitement
I just want it to be like old times where it is quiet, almost serene, as if nothing exists but the here and now.
I am here to tell you that everything you are feeling and experiencing, everything you think you may never heal from, is so human, and it doesn’t make you less worthy of the life you crave.
I keep trying to recall how we got here. I’m trying to connect the dots from the first time we met to the time we found ourselves sitting together late at night, talking about the most random things.
I write fantasies, but draw from the world I see. If that sometimes hurts, it’s because the truth usually does.
“I don’t recommend on top of a piano. Very uncomfortable and not at all the experience we envisioned.”
Continuing to pursue these relationships causes you to miss out on connections with people who care about your wellbeing.
It sucks to lose someone you thought you had potential with. Even if you’ve only known each other for a few weeks, or even days.
Pisces – Prioritizing yourself as well as your planner will be big themes during this transit.
LEO: You lie about your crushes. You keep your cards close to your chest because you don’t want to get hurt.
You might have psychic abilities that you weren’t even aware of until recently. Or maybe you’ve always had a feeling you were psychic.
It’s weird to relearn something that I’ve already grappled with but in a different context.
Pisces signs are characterized by their creativity, artistic expression, sensitivity, and daydreamy nature.
It may seem that he has been distant and he is not as present in your life as he used to be, but he is still there.
We are told, over and over again, that no one will ever love you like your mother. That there is no love like a mother’s love. So what do you do when your mother doesn’t love you enough?
