Tag Archive | self-love

My Heart is Mine

By Anya Phenix November 4, 2016 Leave a comment

It’s been broken so many times You were my last best hope Things happened We survived No We THRIVED And I learned the most important thing I discovered That I was always The One My heart belongs to me ❤

Inner Beauty

By Anya Phenix August 5, 2013 2 Comments

Yesterday, as our family was getting ready to head out to run some errands, I decided to try on a dress that I hadn’t worn for a few years. I’m working on decluttering our home, and part of that is getting rid of any clothes that I can’t wear at my current size. In the […]

By Anya Phenix July 17, 2013 1 Comment

We hide our flaws hoping that someone will love us for who we aren’t. ~Anya Phenix

Looking Within

By Anya Phenix July 13, 2013 Leave a comment

For the majority of my life I was a fundamentalist Christian, because of this I still find myself looking externally to find meaning and direction in my life. I was taught that I am unworthy, imperfect, filled with sin, and that I must look to God and the Bible in order to find truth. My […]

Fear and Love

By Anya Phenix March 31, 2013 Leave a comment

I am frightened by the power I feel when I am angry. I know that I have the potential to do tremendous harm – emotionally, spiritually, and physically – if I were to harness the power available to me. For this reason, I have made it a priority to learn how to control my anger. […]

By Anya Phenix November 17, 2012 Leave a comment

This is not just who I am, it’s who I want to be.

Understanding Dreams

By Anya Phenix September 29, 2012 Leave a comment

I think it’s so interesting how after I’ve had a vivid dream it usually takes a while before I really understand the meaning of it. I mean, there’s always an immediate obvious meaning. But I’ve found that if I let it sit for a bit, not really thinking about it, eventually a deeper meaning will […]

Reflections

By Anya Phenix July 8, 2012 Leave a comment

What if you never saw your reflection? If you only knew what you looked like from your own first-person perspective (think first-person shooter video games), how would that change your life? In this modern world, we grow up knowing what we look like because we have mirrors and photographs. Now imagine the world of the […]