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My tummy hurts so much. I know I'm gonna get sick. It's been gradually getting worse. I hate my body. I wish my doctor could figure out what is going on.
I did, however, make some coffee. I can't remember what flavor. But I mixed it with some hazelnut IQ Joe and cashew creamer and 4 squirts of sucralose cuz I made about 45oz. It's quite yummy but I still don't know what flavor the coffee is.
My head is pounding. I need to wake up Pauley for some eletriptan and 2 gummies. But I really don't want to. I don't want to move. I'm so tired.
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Hi, Mighty friends! 💖

How is this Monday treating you? How’s your body feeling right now? Where are you noticing pain, fatigue, or discomfort? How’s your mental health today? What’s been on your mind?

Feel free to check in with us in the comments below! 📮

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Our topic for this week's self-care challenge is self-advocacy.

When talking about advocacy, we're referring to the skills and understanding to know one's needs and openly and effectively communicate those needs to others, whether that be for ourselves or on behalf of those around us.

How do you feel about self-advocacy? Do you find it easier to advocate for yourself or for others?

Share with us in the comments below. ⬇️

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Stronger by Melanie R.

I’m about to get back up stronger-
Stronger than ever!
I’m about to get back up stronger-
Stronger than ever!

Got knocked down.
The wind taken from me.
From all the trials….The suffering.

I’m about to get back up stronger.
Even in dark places-
when I’m feeling overwhelmed.

Seven times I fell down-
and got back up again!!

(listen my enemies)

I’m about to get back up stronger-
Stronger than ever.

(Don’t gloat,)
I will get back up stronger
Even as I sit in darkness, the Lord be my shining light.
Stronger….Oh believe!

(Believe it and receive!)

Stronger in the Lord!

Even in dark places,
when I’m feeling all alone.
The Lord will not forsake me,
He is right here by my side!

The God of second chances-
Give me strength;
Be my guide.

2 Timothy 2:1
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again…

Micah 7:8
Do not gloat over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

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Out of everyone we spend time with in our lives, we spend the most with ourselves. And how we speak, treat, and interact with our own minds and hearts influences our self-perception (and usually our self-esteem, too).

This also means we have the ability to change how we feel about ourselves at any given time. Whether it’s your negative self-talk or your lack of confidence at work, what’s a perspective you have about yourself that you want to improve?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks wants to grow in the perspective that she is deserving of love, friendship, and companionship from others just for being herself.

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Reaching December always stirs up a lot of thoughts for me. As I write this, I'm imagining myself sitting under the moonlight with the year's lessons rolling past me like movie credits. One thing that keeps coming up is what I want to move on from.

I want to move on from the version of me that holds too tightly to experiences that hurt. I’m ready to let them go now. I want to learn what I need to learn — and then let go just as gracefully.

What's something you want to move on from or let go of?

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