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By: Pictures Of Things + Le Love List | Bonzai Aphrodite

Pictures Of Things + Le Love List | Bonzai Aphrodite — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:52:33 +0000

[...] I’m a little up and down these days. Definitely better than I was a couple of weeks ago. A lot of pressure let up around the same time, and that has helped to ease my anxiety. It’s [...]

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 03:28:00 +0000

**hugs** I’m glad you’re staying here with us. I have friends who deal with clinical depression on a daily basis. I felt the pressure and was starting to crack the week after coming back from spring break (the time I should have felt refreshed and ready to go again!). As I tell my friends, thank you for sharing your problems with us. It’s hard to know when people need help if they don’t tell us. Now I should go to my own blog and follow my own advice! I can’t speak for anyone else, but I am not going anywhere! Thank you for being you, being honest, and being an amazing person!

By: Colleen @ Grow For Cook Ferm

Colleen @ Grow For Cook Ferm — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:29:00 +0000

Sayward, I just wanted to let you know that I did in fact read this right when it was posted, but waited to comment here until now. I’m the one who originally commented on your Instagram post that sparked all of this, and I’m so glad that I did! Although my comment was purely meant as a reaction to what I saw, which was lovely and wonderful on my end, I’m so grateful that it sparked something more. I also fall victim to projecting “everything is beautiful unicorns pooping rainbows, can’t you see them?” on my social media, but I must also admit that I am glass is half full kind of person, regardless of the (non-unicorn) shit storm that we call life. So, even as we wade through the poo, together yet alone, let’s not forget the teeny tiny moments in life that *are* truly amazing and wonderful, even if they are only captured for a moment on an instagram post of urban foraged goodies :)

By: Thank You | Bonzai Aphrodite

Thank You | Bonzai Aphrodite — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 05:33:53 +0000

[...] guys. Thank you. Thank you for all of your amazing comments on my last post, and on Facebook, and on Instagram, and pouring into my inbox, and direct messages, and even in [...]

By: Jane @ The Borrowed Abode

Jane @ The Borrowed Abode — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 15:25:00 +0000

I’m so glad I popped in today after being absent for months. Thank you for sharing your struggles. I have always liked what I’ve seen about you based on what you share, but now I really, really, really like you! What you did for those drunk girls is huge. If everyone acted this way…just imagine what a better world it would be.
I hope you can find the support you need to get through the tough stuff. Life is often so hard as an adult, and it’s frustrating. Sending love and encouragement.

By: NAJ

NAJ — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 04:28:00 +0000

Thank you so much for your honesty. It’s a true sign of strength to be comfortable revealing that you like everyone else are vulnerable to the struggles of life. This is one of the most real and honest posts I’ve seen. Stay strong. And thank you again for reminding people that this is sometimes the reality for all of us.

By: j.

j. — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:49:00 +0000

I just wanted to stop by and send you a bit of strength and luck and my best wishes! Your blog has been incredibly valuable to me and my vegan transition, even if I just posted here only once before, and I think it’s like that precisely because you are a human being and you show it with honesty, instead of pretending to have a perfect-for-instagram life (although I love your IG!).

I think it is important that you do not feel judged by you readers; I am pretty sure you are not.

Also… Although I may not be experiencing that same amount of stress and anxiety I totally feel your pain: final bachelor thesis, weekend job at a cafeteria, moving out from my hometown to finish my undergraduate degree, feelings of homesickness and loneliness, feeling that the daily routine is just too much for me to cope with… I don’t even want to COOK anymore –this is some kind of strong signal for me! Sometimes I just cannot see further than that abyss you describe.

I send you my best and a huge “abrazo”, Sayward!

By: Mrs. D.

Mrs. D. — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:47:00 +0000

I always appreciate the thoughtfulness that I see in your posts. It’s actually one of the main reasons I find myself coming back to your blog time and again. I wish I could say or do something to alleviate the pain you are experiencing. The best I can do is to let you know that you are in my prayers. Sending love from the East Coast.

By: totallywired

totallywired — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 02:09:00 +0000

As someone who has suffered from anxiety (and a little depression thrown in there for good measure) I really, REALLY appreciate authenticity. I can relate completely, including the bit about disappearing from social media until I got “better” or “happier” or more appealing to my “friends”. (sorry about all the quotations!) Having children has really thrown me for a loop…I feel like I struggle a lot to find my way as an individual and as a mother. HARD SHIT. Anyways, I get it. And hearing someone else say these words, helps me tremendously. The loneliness that comes from feeling like the only one struggling is very real. I recently read a refreshing article about the secret of happiness which is to basically stop feeling bad about being unhappy sometimes. It really resonates with me and I think you’ll like it too. Here’s the link to that if you’re interested. It’s an easy read:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/10/un-international-day-of-happiness-makes-me-miserable

I’ve been reading your blog since 2010 I believe, so it’s been a long journey for both of us. Thank you for always keeping it real, Sayward! Not enough people are that in touch with themselves or that brave. We are such complex creatures and to be alive is truly a miraculous and vexing experience. XOXO

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 05:41:00 +0000

I appreciate your honesty so, incredibly much, but am sorry you are struggling. I am sending virtual love, support and much deserved good karma your way!