You are your only limit.

I have been scared to post for the past year, as I’ve been avoiding to post on this blog because somehow…somewhere…sometime ago I started getting thoughts that I’ll be judged for my own writing and self-expression on this blog. I’m not sure when I started thinking these thoughts, but maybe because of the way I was raised by my dad always being judgmental of me, or maybe because of the way I grew up in school made me criticize myself for not always getting or being 100, or maybe just the way people think around me made me feel scared to write anything down…whatever it could’ve been I was scared to write again.

What prevented me from writing all this time had been my own limiting thoughts and beliefs. It had limited my own self expression for myself that had not made me write anything at all, and by doing so I had made myself depressed. I realized I haven’t given myself ME time to express myself to the world, as I wanted to and needed to, but instead focused more on how I was going to be judged, criticized, or evaluated for my own writing on this blog…and that had never even happened before. My own thoughts…more so my own fears was my biggest illusion I created for myself that have prevented me from my own goals and desires that I knew in my heart I could and still achieve.

I was always jumbled with my own thoughts and feelings I carried out in my heart, day in and day out, it got to the point I couldn’t hold it in anymore and made me realized TODAY I have to start writing. I realized all this time I had been anxious and totally not the happy-empowered-inspired me as I was before, because I stopped writing. Writing had always been my outlet to have a voice in this modern world and to make a positive impact; writing helped me un-bottle my true feelings, reminded myself of my own values, my own opinions about anything that I could never express to anyone; writing was what I needed to do to become happy again.

Deep in my heart I know what my purpose is and that is to redefine what the society think is beautiful, redefine what society think is cool, redefine what society think is trendy, redefine what society think WE need to be, and how WE should live. We are imperfect, flawed, odd, weird, strange, scarred, wounded, broken-hearted individuals, and I am here to express all the pieces that made us who we are today and who I am today ❤

It’s only you that you have to look into to know exactly what you need to do to make yourself happy again. When you are unhappy, there is a way to be happy again and that is within you. You are your only limit to achieve anything you want to be or have, go and push through it and never forget to always be you ❤ Stay tune to the new Empower Love Blog.

 

Love,

Ting Ting

When writing becomes a chore or anything you do in life

 

I found out I haven’t written in my blog for a long time and I really miss it. Somewhere in my life, things got busy, and I prioritize the things I think that are most important to me, first, and everything else second. I gotta admit, I still feel I have a lot to improve on, as an individual, and prioritizing what is most important for me…but setting something on the top of your priority list doesn’t mean everything else that goes second doesn’t matter. You have to realize that, you still have to make time to do the things you love, every.single.day. and writing in my blog was something I love doing! I love expressing my thoughts, I love sharing, I love sharing the light I found in me to all of you guys! It makes me so happy when I see a comment pop up saying that I made someone’s day, or what a beautiful blog post I wrote. It makes me so happy to know that I’m making a positive impact to the world, and even if my post just touched one persons heart, I made a small difference. I should never forget that, and I’m going to continue writing in my blog till’ the end of time, because I love it and I miss it so much.

When I first started this blog, it was an escape for me to share my hidden thoughts and feelings to the world, and knowing that this space was a non-judgmental platform, I loved it even more! I could be the real me, and not be someone else that I’m not. I love sharing the light I have inside me to this blog, and I never ever want to lose sight of that, but when I got to a point when I felt like writing in my blog was a chore for me to do, that’s when I stopped. I didn’t feel happy writing at all , I had lost my sense of direction.

I am thankful I stopped for a bit though, to have a moment in time to restore my purpose of blogging again. Sometimes, all you need to do in life is to sit back and listen to yourself, and ask, ‘Are you truly doing what really makes you happy? ‘ or ‘Are you just getting by?’ I would love to know what you think, please feel free to share your insights.

Happiness is not a journey, it’s a choice. That is why we’re here for, right? To do the things that makes us happy, that is what life is all about.

Empower Love ❤

Tingting

Hold on

Keep holding on

Even when you feel like you’re falling off

Cause one day you’ll see

How far you have gone

Empower Love ❤️

Tingting

  

Without you here

At times I feel you here

Right beside me

But you disappeared

Right before me

Without you here

 

Empower Love ❤

Tingting

One Year Anniversary

I can’t believe it’s been one year I’ve started blogging. I started this blog for my soul to speak. I was in depression when I thought I had lost everything, my sister wasn’t there for me, my grandma passed away, all my friends left me, and I basically had nothing left. It was really hard for me, I had no one to talk to, and I was literally in my own dark space…..

But that’s the time when I found blogging, and also the gift of inspiration and poetic expression inside of me, waiting to come out.

In your darkest struggle comes the greatest blessing. When I faced my life’s challenges, I learned that the ONLY person who can help you get back up, is YOURSELF. When no one is there for, YOU are there for yourself. When no one loves you, at least LOVE yourself. We are our own champions, our own champions in life.

I’m really grateful and till this day, to have stumbled across a platform where I could express, share my voice, my opinions, my thoughts, my life’s challenges, and lessons that I’ve learned in life, to YOU. My soul speaks when I blog.

Blogging to me became a daily-to-do, when it felt right, it felt good when I could just let out everything, be naked, be me, in such a non-judgmental and supportive platform. I realized there’s SO many wonderful people around the world just like me. Seeking a voice of their own, seeking expression, and we found blogging as the way to go 🙂 And I’m so thankful for all the individuals and bloggers I’ve met along the way ❤

Trust me. Everything you go through in life is perfect for YOU. For you to grow, for you to learn, for you to discover something phenomenal about you.

And LAST but not least, to celebrate Empower Love’s One Year Anniversary, I’d love to award 3 bloggers with the Warrior Ring, from my new inspirational jewelry line: Lovassion. Just ‘like’ and ‘comment’ below this post, and comment five things you LOVE about yourself and you could win! Goodluck ❤

*Winners will be announced November 3rd 2015*

Empower Love ❤

Tingting