Where It Begins
For years, I struggled with my own negativity. I sought out the worst in every situation and I believe it manifested an illness within me. In 2014, I was diagnosed with Lupus. In the months leading up to my diagnosis, I was tired, achey, sick and just plain miserable. It took everything out of me, and my negativity was only making it worse. It wasn't until I was given a name for what was happening with my body that I had an "aha!" moment. Stress and negativity wore my body down, so I decided that stress and negativity didn't deserve a place in my life. Something changed within me and I realized that the things that most of us stress over aren't actually worth the energy we give them. From that moment, I decided I needed to stop worrying about things I could not control and I learned so much. I wanted to make a real effort to not give in to the negativity that others tried to rope me into. I learned to listen to my body and to take care of my health. I learned th...