Rayna Barnes
09-11-2012, 10:00 PM
My name is Rayna Barnes. I'm a senior at Michigan State University. An average student, like many. I work at a hotel full-time as a front desk agent, and intern some my hours there for college credit.
The thing is... like so many people, and so many young people, I've spent a lot of time and energy and money trying to live someone elses' life. Trying to be someone others felt I should be. And trying to shape myself to those standards, which only fed the stressors I held inside. It almost cost me my collegiate career. Twice.
Self-critical or self-bashing because "I didn't feel good enough/always seemed to mess things up or miss the point". I felt alone for a long time even when around others who I knew, somewhere inside, actually cared about me. Eventually I became unmotivated, Heavy and Tired and somewhere deep inside felt like... I really wasn't worth it. Not even worth my 'own' effort to change and grow and become.
And I didn't understand why. Not for a long time. Recently, however - the last two years - I've found something that helped. Me, and others. I'd seen how it changed people and helped people become who 'they' wanted to be and wanted that for myself. So I want to share it with as many others as I can, not because there are perks involved with sharing. The main perk with sharing, for me, is being just that. Sharing, teaching, reaching out.
This program is called Elfpath. ELF stands for Easy, Light, and Fun as anyone's process/path/life should be. And if its not easy/light/fun from the very beginning, this program can help it become that. Intro is free, and there's no obligation to continue beyond that. The course itself is simple and designed in such a way that's entirely online - for now. At the least it can help teach people how to breathe and relax and de-stress and connect and live, 'really' live. To feel happier - and not pretend.
So I'm not sure if anyone will be interested enough to check it out, but at the least... I know I want to share and help as many others as I can. Because I've been there. I know it's hard. And no, no one should have to do this alone.
I would love to share the link, for now for those interested you can google Elfpath or check my profile. There's more information there :).
My nickname is Storm.
The thing is... like so many people, and so many young people, I've spent a lot of time and energy and money trying to live someone elses' life. Trying to be someone others felt I should be. And trying to shape myself to those standards, which only fed the stressors I held inside. It almost cost me my collegiate career. Twice.
Self-critical or self-bashing because "I didn't feel good enough/always seemed to mess things up or miss the point". I felt alone for a long time even when around others who I knew, somewhere inside, actually cared about me. Eventually I became unmotivated, Heavy and Tired and somewhere deep inside felt like... I really wasn't worth it. Not even worth my 'own' effort to change and grow and become.
And I didn't understand why. Not for a long time. Recently, however - the last two years - I've found something that helped. Me, and others. I'd seen how it changed people and helped people become who 'they' wanted to be and wanted that for myself. So I want to share it with as many others as I can, not because there are perks involved with sharing. The main perk with sharing, for me, is being just that. Sharing, teaching, reaching out.
This program is called Elfpath. ELF stands for Easy, Light, and Fun as anyone's process/path/life should be. And if its not easy/light/fun from the very beginning, this program can help it become that. Intro is free, and there's no obligation to continue beyond that. The course itself is simple and designed in such a way that's entirely online - for now. At the least it can help teach people how to breathe and relax and de-stress and connect and live, 'really' live. To feel happier - and not pretend.
So I'm not sure if anyone will be interested enough to check it out, but at the least... I know I want to share and help as many others as I can. Because I've been there. I know it's hard. And no, no one should have to do this alone.
I would love to share the link, for now for those interested you can google Elfpath or check my profile. There's more information there :).
My nickname is Storm.