Aly Moon
Bio
A Canadian living abroad. As a social worker, I am very interested in people, psychology, and different perspectives. I share some of mine: be it political, or just observation, I am here to share my insights and opinions!
Stories (15/0)
Self-Sabotage Explained as a Child Wanting Cake
Self-sabotage explained as a child wanting cake. When I was a teenaged queer woman living in Kamloops, British Colombia, I had the pleasure of befriending a woman and her family. In fact, I lived in a room in their basement for some time. She told me a story about a little boy and his mother going to the bakery to pick up his birthday cake. This story really changed my life. The story is as follows:
By Aly Moon6 years ago in Motivation
5 Reasons 'The Secret' and Positive Thinking are Not Crap
When I was younger, I was full on new age. I paid very close attention to my horoscope (a personalized one, not the sort in a newspaper). I learned to map out the stars believing they were predicting my present and future. I obsessively used Tarot and other types of fortune telling to ease my anxieties about day to day life. As I got older, I grew more skeptical about the unseen. This skepticism also leeched its way into my life, and I started to question my own abilities and validity. Let’s just say mistakes were made. As I transitioned from “magical thinking” back into my rut, I realized my life was becoming total crap. My boss was basically a micromanaging robot, my co-workers were dropping like flies, and I began to question my self-worth and abilities. I navigated my world with a skeptical mind. I landed a new job, in a new city. This time my supervisor was lovely, but my coworkers (whom I spent most of my time) were micromanaging robots whom used me to raise their own self-esteem despite the fact my experience and education were either on par or exceeding their own. This is the Segway into our first reason “The Secret & Positive Thinking” in general aren’t total crap
By Aly Moon6 years ago in Motivation