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Understanding I have worth

July 25, 2016 Leave a comment

<img width="400" height="280" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/layers.jpg?resize=400%2C280&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-attachment-id="3160" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/pulling-back-the-layers/layers/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/layers.jpg?fit=548%2C392&ssl=1" data-orig-size="548,392" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon PowerShot S95","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1293802447","copyright":"","focal_length":"6","iso":"160","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="layers" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>I began to pull back the layers but it wasn’t easy and it took time and hard work</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/layers.jpg?fit=300%2C215&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/layers.jpg?fit=548%2C392&ssl=1" />

Slowly as I pulled back the layers and made the necessary changes, I noticed more changes. I began to have more self-confidence. With self-confidence my self-esteem seemed to improve. There were often times I had to push myself to step out and take a tiny step. Sometimes this was to just do something different, such as eat at a different […]

Doing the Hard work

May 16, 2016 Leave a comment

<img width="400" height="280" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/digging-up-dirt.jpg?resize=400%2C280&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="3163" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/doing-the-hard-work/digging-up-dirt/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/digging-up-dirt.jpg?fit=653%2C490&ssl=1" data-orig-size="653,490" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon PowerShot A590 IS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1240474280","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.8","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="digging up dirt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Digging through the layers of pain is hard work</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/digging-up-dirt.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/digging-up-dirt.jpg?fit=653%2C490&ssl=1" />

Now the hard work began, I had to learn to be honest. Both with myself and with others. I wanted healing to be instantaneous but it wasn’t. Healing takes a lot of time and a lot of work. There were numerous layers that had to be pulled back. Often, I felt that I’d learned one lesson or worked through one […]

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Understanding I have worth

Doing the Hard work