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Trust Your Lonely

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Single? Lonely? Longing to have someone to talk to and to take long walks with or just someone to call your boo? Singleness is not a journey many can endure. Not many people can be on their own. I have been asked "How can you be single? Like how do you do it? Isn't it lonely?"  Here is the truth, being single has its ups and down moments. So whether you are single by choice or you were forced into singleness you have to be ready to go through all the ups and downs. I was in a relationship for almost three years but I can firmly say that I have been single most of my life. It's not that I don't long to be with someone. Trust me there are days were I cry, or hug my pillows a little tighter while I listen to love songs. But most of my days I focus on my work, my aspirations and myself.  Singleness is the best time to get in touch with yourself. It is time to discover what you like and what you don't like. For those who are religious it is a time to co...

What's Your Price?

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"You would not undersell a product or service you really like. So why do you undersell yourself?" Have you ever walked into a store, saw something you liked, looked at the price and walked away? Yeah me too. I literally walk into a store, see something and say "This is so nice." When I look at the price I say "Nevermind, it's not so nice anymore." and walk away. Also I hate window shopping. I don't understand the purpose of looking at things I can't afford. It makes me feel miserable but it has been said to be therapeutic for some people.  Anyways, the fact that I walked away because I can't afford the product does not decrease the cost nor the quality of the product. So often when people walk away from us or when the people we care about don't care about us we feel like we have lost our value. The worst is when you find out that the person you like doesn't like you back. These things make us think less of ourselves. We ...