Tag: Growth

• Practicing Acceptance

  For the past two weeks, we’ve been talking a lot about Radical Acceptance during our group sessions. I felt as though my mind was fighting against this idea. It wasn’t until Friday morning that it grabbed a firm, positive, foothold in my mind. Since then, I’ve been working through the concept, trying to understand it better […]

  Rayne

  May 28, 2017

  Life

  Acceptance, Awareness, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Growth, Healing, Radical Acceptance

• I Am Not

  I am not my past. The past represents those things we have been through. It’s external. Yes, it may leave imprints. It may have changed me. But it’s not who I am deep down inside. I am not my mental illness, anymore than someone with a physical illness is that illness. It’s the deepest parts […]

  Rayne

  March 4, 2017

  Borderline Personality Disorder

  Growth, Life, Mental Illness, Puzzle, Soul, The Past, Trauma

• All Around Me

  Can I see the wind? I can see it move through the trees, but I can’t see the essence of it. I can feel it blow across my face. The effect is there, all around me. Can I see my growth? I can see it in my life, but I can’t see the essence of […]

  Rayne

  February 26, 2017

  Inspiration, Writing

  Awareness, Change, Contemplation, Encouragement, Growth, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Making Progress, Mindfulness, Peace, Positivity, Thoughts, Writing