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Anger is an expected visitor who unexpectedly visits you. Anger is destructive. Knowing how to deal with it healthily is crucial. Unchecked anger can destroy healthy relationships, and it can impair your cognition. Similar: THE TONGUE CAN BE A POSITIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE WEAPON

The tongue is the number one enemy of the soul. Uncontrolled tongue burns down the peace that keeps the soul clean and alive. The tongue can be a positive or destructive weapon, depending on the words we permit to flow out of our mouths. Similar:WHY ARE YOU HOLDING ON TO THE GRIP OF YOUR PAST?

Working on your pain is very important because your past painful wounds affect your present, and there is no way you can thrive as long as you are experiencing that intense pain. Living in that painful past will affect your relationships, your career, and almost everything that you do in your life. Similar:WHY CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

Change is inevitable. It is like the weather. I faced this reality when our boys announced they were leaving our home. I did not know how to handle my new role, “empty nester.” I once heard somebody say that change is beautiful; some people embrace it while others resist it. I had a choice, to embrace it or resist it. Failure to embrace it has consequences such as stagnation, depression, and lack of purpose. It is essential to know how to embrace change since it can come in many forms, such as a significant force like an earthquake or creep along incrementally like a cold. It can also come devastatingly, like loss, a failed relationship, or new opportunities. Though embracing change is difficult, it is for our benefit. Succeeding in life requires significant change that will push us out of our comfort zone. Improving our lives requires forcing ourselves to embrace difficult change with a positive attitude. For example, taking appropriate steps to break unhealthy friendships, get out of an abusive relationship, and challenge a mediocre life. Change is in God's control. “For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV Life without change can be flat with sameness, lacking adventure; it becomes boring practicing the same routine over and over. Growth does not occur without change, and it is a transformational prerequisite to be like Christ without it. God allows change in our lives as his way of nurturing and growing us. We should not be afraid because he knows everything, and all we need to do is to get rooted in his love and unfailing grace. God has a plan for our lives, including change. Change is inevitable and necessary because it is in the intent and purpose of God for our lives. Benefits of Embracing Change. Change becomes your teacher if you embrace it with an open mind without letting fear deter you from its course. It brings in new opportunities for personal, mental, and spiritual growth while offering a chance to build new skills, sharpen old skills and spread your influence. Change is adventurous. The adventure begins with embracing failure as a friend; by learning from it and denying fear an opportunity to hold you back. The adventure eliminates stagnation, renews our strength, and builds resilience. The story of an eagle illustrates this very well. I heard that an eagle can live up to seventy years, depending on its willingness to take an adventurous journey of change. The eagle reaches a point where the beak becomes old, weak, and cannot attack its prey effectively. The feathers also become old, and flight becomes difficult. The eagle, therefore, hits on a rock with its beak until it falls out, and it waits for it to grow back. Then it uses the new beak to remove the aging feathers, an adventure that takes courage and determination. We need to emulate the eagle. It starts by taking an adventurous journey of removing old unhealthy, and destructive lifestyles that hinder our adventurous journey of positive change. We need to trust that God will renew our strength as we walk in every stage of evolution. ~Beatrice Ndura~ Mental Health Coach Similar:HOW TO DEAL WITH EMOTIONAL EATING

Food is a necessity for our survival. Our interaction with food started from the moment we came out of our mother's womb. The first baby’s cry immediately after birth is calmed by breastfeeding or the feeding bottle. Food is a lifesaver and a killer, depending on how we use it. Similar: WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO STRENGTHEN YOUR MENTAL STRENGTH

Sometimes life is too unkind to us, and it can drain our energy, leaving us helpless. During this time, we must summon the strength hidden in our innermost. God gives you all the power you need to overcome your struggles. HOW TO DEAL WITH EMOTIONAL VAMPIRES

An emotional Vampire will use Manipulation and gaslighting strategies to dismiss another person. Their interactions with others leave them feeling depressed, insecure, and anxious. BITTERNESS IS A POISONOUS MONSTER

Accumulation of hurt and betrayal leads to bitterness. Bitterness thrives in the soil of unforgiveness, and only genuine forgiveness can deliver you from its grip. Similar: HOW TO DEAL WITH GUILT

Guilt is a sense of remorse for thoughts or deeds we could have engaged in. It can occur when you discern you have hurt someone with your words or actions or have gone against your conscience. All of us encounter feelings of guilt from time to time. However, overwhelming feelings of dismay can mess up our daily life. Similar: 5 BENEFITS OF READING

Reading unleashes creativity. It is the birthplace of authenticity and organic insights. It gives intuition the wings to take you to greater heights of wisdom. Similar:3 TIPS THAT WORK AGAINST YOUR MENTAL HEALTH