{"id":2101,"date":"2020-03-26T09:35:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T09:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2020-06-25T05:19:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T05:19:19","slug":"jennifer-ayers-belinkis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/jennifer-ayers-belinkis\/","title":{"rendered":"How I overcame major depression to live with passion, purpose, and power: with special guest, Jennifer Ayers-Belinkis, author of \u201cMe\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"HOW I OVERCAME MAJOR DEPRESSION TO LIVE WITH PASSION, PURPOSE, AND POWER: WITH SPECIAL GUEST, JENNIFER AYERS-BELINKIS, AUTHOR OF \" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/f846a-d72012?from=usersite&amp;skin=1&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you ever feel sad, depressed, or down-in-the dumps? It\u2019s a common feeling for many people at certain times in their lives.\u00a0 Now, there is hope in the form of a new approach to self-love, as explained to us by a joyful woman, Jennifer Ayers-Belinkis on Love University. After recovering from Major Depression\u2014a severe depressive disorder\u2014she wrote a book of self-love and awakening called \u201cMe.\u201d \u00a0Here are some of the lessons we learned for how to turn sadness into triumph:<\/p>\n<p><b>See people as your teachers<\/b>. Everyone we come into contact with\u2014even difficult, annoying, and mean people\u2014have a lesson to teach us.\u00a0 Instead of losing our mind with anger and frustration in our interactions with difficult people, we can slow down our mental movements and become aware of our thoughts and feelings, as we begin to understand the lesson we need to learn. Perhaps, we need to develop the skill of patience, or we need to have more compassion for the suffering of others\u2014realizing how much the angry person destroys themselves with their own anger. When we learn the lesson, we can move our minds to a higher and safer place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Smile every day<\/b>.\u00a0 Make it a point each day to smile at family, friends, acquaintances, even strangers. When you smile, you express loving energy; you create a daily habit of extending your joy to others. As you do this, you may see different reactions: some will smile back and start a conversation; some will mumble a quick \u201chi,\u201d and others will avoid your smile and walk hurriedly away.\u00a0 Regardless of their reaction, you will keep smiling because you have an inner warmth that you are expressing outwardly. The more you smile, the more joyful you will feel inside, and eventually you will discover those individuals who resonate with your smile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Ask yourself: Was I in connection to my joy?<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0Before you go to sleep at night, reflect on your day and think about whether you did the things that brought you happiness.\u00a0 Did you meditate, pray, exercise, listen to music, create something, play, or express love to your loved ones (humans or animals)? Did you take the time to savor that cup of your favorite drink; smell the flowers; breathe in fresh outdoor air? If you find yourself rushing around and spending most of your time on distracting and petty things that don\u2019t contribute much to your happiness, then resolve to make tomorrow different. \u00a0As you lie in bed, write down the one most important thing you can do tomorrow that will bring you joy; resolve to do that one thing at the very beginning of your day. Maybe it\u2019s as simple as sitting quietly outside and reading your favorite book, while listening to the birds.\u00a0 Strive to do one thing you love, or have a strong affinity for, each day, and you will be a happier and more joyous person with more love to give to others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>*Ask yourself: What am I grateful for today?<\/b> \u00a0When you wake up each morning, think about all of the things you are grateful for. Now, you may say, \u201cI don\u2019t have much to be grateful for.\u201d\u00a0 Perhaps, you\u2019re struggling in your career, finances, relationships, health, or emotional well-being. Maybe, people have let your down and betrayed you, or you have been your own worst enemy as you let bad habits, poor mental thinking patterns, and out-of-control addictions hinder and enslave you. Yet, no matter how far down you have fallen down in the well of despair, if you look up, you can still see the sun. Think about it:\u00a0 Are you alive? Yes, then you can be grateful for that.\u00a0 Can you breathe fresh air; yes, you can be grateful for that. Can you savor the taste of food; if so, you can be grateful for that. Do you have anyone in your life\u2014human or animal\u2014that you can call a friend? \u00a0If it\u2019s \u201cyes,\u201d then be grateful for that.\u00a0 Have you been given any talent, ability, or advantage in life? If so, you can be grateful for that. Regardless of your current condition in life, chances are, you can find one or more things to be grateful for.\u00a0 The power of gratitude is that it lifts you from feeling sorry about yourself into feeling good about the gifts and blessings you have been given while you\u2019re on earth. Research shows that keeping a gratitude journal\u2014writing three things you\u2019re grateful for every day\u2014can reduce depression by 30% and increase sleep by 40%. \u00a0Practice gratitude every day and you will find plenty in your life to be content about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yes, you can start to change your life by loving yourself, \u201cMe,\u201d not in a selfish or egotistical way, but in a way that renews your inner power so you can give more love to others and contribute to the world. Too many people sacrifice themselves to please others, or maintain <a name=\"m_1848035605811730597__GoBack\"><\/a>the image that they think the world wants them to be, while neglecting their true authenticity\u2014who they really are inside.\u00a0 Now, it\u2019s time to \u201cunmask yourself\u201d\u2014drop your artificial personality meant to impress others\u2014and be your true self. Understand yourself, accept yourself, and love yourself.\u00a0 Once you do that, you can shine your loving light to others and make this world a better place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loveuniversity.podbean.com\/e\/from-pain-to-power-from-grumpy-to-grateful-how-to-unleash-your-inner-wisdom-and-love-with-special-guest-jennifer-ayers-belinkis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>HOW I OVERCAME MAJOR DEPRESSION TO LIVE WITH PASSION, PURPOSE, AND POWER: WITH SPECIAL GUEST, JENNIFER AYERS-BELINKIS, AUTHOR OF &#8220;ME&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever feel sad, depressed, or down-in-the dumps? It\u2019s a common feeling for many people at certain times in their lives.\u00a0 Now, there is hope in the form of.. <span class=\"read_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/jennifer-ayers-belinkis\/\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2101"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2175,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2101\/revisions\/2175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}