Flourishing Seeds Wellness

Positivity tells you to "just be happy." Optimism says, "It's okay to feel this - and I believe you will smile again." One avoids the dark. The other grows through it.

A distorted thought is a thought that is not a true reflection of what is, but a thought that comes through our own internal mental filters and presents in an inaccurate or exaggerated way.  These distorted thoughts often come from our past experiences, learned biases, and ways we have had to cope during stressful times, and when left unchecked can create negative thinking patterns.  Although these thoughts can show up as positive distorted thoughts as well, majority of our d

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment”.           – Ralph Waldo Emerson   Have you ever stopped to think about what it means to live authentically, or even gone one step further to truly contemplate how much of the way you live your life is authentic to yourself?   Although the concept of living authentically may be somewhat straight forward, living in authenticity can be trickier than one might think.