Author Archives: emelinaminero

About emelinaminero

I'm passionate about people, community building and supporting others in reaching their passions and seeing their value and beauty. I'm also passionate about the queer community. I'm a freelance writer for queer publications, and I use my writing to connect with people in the queer community, to amplify their voices and to help them live their passions. I want to help bring the queer community together, and I want to help create a positive queer culture. I do that through my writing.

Sometimes Being Kind To Yourself Can Be Hard To Do

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I’m frustrated and angry at myself. I’m frustrated with my relationship with focus and energy. Often, when I become really angry, it’s a great motivating influence to get me to take action, to change my mood, to make my situation … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Stop Identifying with Beliefs that Hold Me Back

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This post was inspired by what seems to be my constant struggle with focus and by my friend, Tara Brown, and her bucket list affirmations. Her first bucket list affirmation: Stop identifying with things that hold me back. [Stop considering … Continue reading

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My Evolving Self-Love Practice: Fostering The Flow

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I’m taking two classes at the local junior college this semester, Human Sexuality and Human Relations. My Human Relations class fits perfectly into the Self-Love Diet. It’s all about increasing self-awareness and cultivating a stronger relationship with myself, so I … Continue reading

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My Self-Love Radical Activist Practice

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This past weekend was the Eating Disorder Recovery Support, Inc. (EDRS) Conference. During my mom’s presentation, Self-Love: A Radical Activist Practice, I committed to 3 self-love actions. I am going to practice Reiki 2 to 3 times a week for … Continue reading

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My Acts of Self-Love

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An act of self-love I took last night and today was listening to my body and allowing myself to do less, so I could do what I needed to do in a more relaxed and stress free environment today. An … Continue reading

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The Power of Opportunity

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I could have easily labeled this self-love post the power of positive thought. I live my life motivated by what impassions me. My passions drive my thoughts, my actions and my experiences, and for the past 5 months I have … Continue reading

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Vita Abundantior – A Life More Abundant

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Life is short, unpredictable and the possibilities of how life can unfold for us are infinite. Opportunities come and go in every second. We have the choice in how we want to live in each of those moments. The greatest … Continue reading

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On Taking Risks

My self-love post for today was inspired by two self-love posts that I read today, Trying Something New/My First Time and I am Beautiful. Both posts inspired me to think about risk taking, the different ways to apply the word … Continue reading

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I’m Grateful For My Anxiety

My self-love post for today is simple and sweet. Throughout today I have felt anxious, as well as an inner calm and peace. I’m grateful that when I felt my anxiety increasing twice today, that both times I was able … Continue reading

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Learning How To Schedule Days Off

Lately my posts have been on basic themes: learning how to relax, how to sleep, and today, learning how to schedule a day off, but it’s often the real basic things that are hard to do. Yesterday, I took a … Continue reading

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