When you set unrealistic standards, you are making a commitment that you just can’t keep. It’s like walking into a gym with the bold plan to lift 500 lb weights your first time. It sounds like a glorious idea and it will make you feel significant to tell people of your high standard. But in practice when you try to lift the weight and it falls on your throat, the experience might cause you so much pain, embarrassment and self disappointment you never attempt to set any standard, or you end up se… Continue

Your will is stronger than your emotions. Instead of living by how you feel, live by what you know. Let me remind you that God is in control, He has a great plan for your life, and His power is greater than any other power. When you begin to have negative or discouraging feelings, shake them off. Even when you do not feel like it, choose to rule over that negative feeling anyway. Tell yourself: I'm going to be steady, immovable, and full of joy regardless of my circumstances. The more you do so… Continue

When you don't follow through on your own standards, it's like making a commitment with yourself and then breaking it. Anytime you break a commitment with yourself you feel a sense of disappointment. This self disappointment can erode self image making you feel even worse. If this has been going on for quite some time you might tell people you lack discipline, you are weak or lazy and even joke about it as a way to restore some sense of self image - when laziness becomes apart of your identity y… Continue

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When u look at me... do you know where I have been yet you claim you know and you proclaim to be my friend but just the other day I heard rumors of me in the air Oh yes I was hurt, but do you really care. If you really knew me you would tell the stories of how I had to crawl out of the chaotic abyss and into the light and how I get to where I stand I had to fight fight back my tears fight back my fears totally forget about my wasted years oh yeas don't forget to mention how my bed was concrete… Continue