SELF CRAFTED LIFE

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  • Promises Unkept: Navigating Heartbreak and Finding Strength in Letting Go

    It’s a tale as old as time, yet when it unfolds in your own life, it feels uniquely devastating. You meet someone who seems like your perfect match. The chemistry is undeniable. Promises of forever pepper every conversation, filling the future with a rosy hue. But as time passes, those promises fade, leaving you alone…

  • The Strategic Advantage: Why Planning is Essential to Success

    In a fast-paced world filled with uncertainty, the importance of planning cannot be overstated. Whether it’s managing daily tasks, achieving professional goals, or maintaining personal relationships, planning plays a pivotal role in navigating complexities efficiently and effectively. This blog post dives into why strategic planning is crucial and offers practical tips on incorporating it into…

  • Bouncing Back: Building Resilience in the Face of Failure

      Failure is a word that often carries a heavy burden, casting a shadow over our achievements and clouding our future endeavors. In the age of social media highlights and cultural narratives that preach relentless success, admitting failure can feel like a public defeat. However, understanding and embracing failure is essential for growth, development, and…

  • Embracing Authenticity: How to Ignore Others’ Opinions and Find Self-Liberation

    In the age of social media and constant connectivity, the pressure to conform to societal standards and meet others’ expectations can feel suffocating. We’re bombarded with curated images of perfection and inundated with opinions and judgments from every corner. In such a landscape, ignoring what others think about you can seem like an insurmountable task….

  • Learning to Let Go: Embracing Change and Moving Forward

    “Let it go” is a phrase we often hear in advice columns, from well-meaning friends, and even in our own internal dialogues. Is it easy? Definitely, not! It sounds simple, but anyone who has tried to put it into practice knows that letting go is anything but easy. Whether it’s a past relationship, an old…

  • Reflecting on a Day Seemingly Lost – A Poem

    Another Day Has Passed, and I think I Wasted It This morning rose with promise in its light,I woke to possibilities unseen.But hours slipped like whispers in the night,And now I sit, reflecting on what’s been. I brewed my coffee, rich and dark and deep,Planned tasks and dreams in lists neat and precise.Yet there I…