The Straw that Breaks the Camel’s Back

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Stress , , , , ,

When we have an accumulation of one thing after the next piling up on your plate, sometimes it’s the little crumb that sets you over the edge. Just like one insignificant little snowflake falling from the sky and causing an avalanche to teeter over the mountain and cascade downward with monumental and devastating repercussions. Often […]

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Slow & Steady Wins the Race

Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, self confidence, Teaching , , , , , ,

Patience may be a virtue, the moral compass we should all strive to adhere the quality for, but it is also harder to master than a 300 pound blue belt learning to berimbolo. Think about it. If patience was so easily attainable, New Year’s resolutions wouldn’t exist. There wouldn’t be an influx of new gym […]

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She is Incredible, But So Am I

Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence , , , , , , ,

Comparison is the thief of joy, an act of violence against oneself, and a distraction from our true purpose, so why can’t I stop doing it? This person is younger than me, better than me, prettier than me, more fit than me, has accomplished way more than me, the list goes on and on. Yet, […]

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And She Lived Happily Ever After

Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Laughter, love, Overcoming Adversity, Parenting, self confidence , , , , , 2

It’s me, your average, everyday, slightly neurotic, rigidly scheduling, face punching, neck strangling, trying the best that she can blogging weirdo. Last week, I postponed writing another blog for no other legitimate reason other than identifying that I was feeling a bit burnt out. I wasn’t necessarily dreading conjuring up a new post, but I […]

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Do No Harm, Take No Shit

Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity , , , , , ,

What an incredibly wide array of emotions I endured over the past week. Social media can be an immeasurably powerful tool, but it can also be quite dangerous as well. Reminds of the eloquent speech by Ben Parker in Spider Man when he says “With great power, comes great responsibility.” And while he is definitely […]

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Float Like Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence , , , , , , ,

I preface a lot of posts by saying I don’t know who needs to hear this but (and then implementing my infinite wisdom on the masses with the next sentence) but this time I am screaming this advice from the rooftops because this is something everyone in all walks of life needs to hear. You […]

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Always Rising

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Let’s talk burn out: aka when long term exhaustion meets diminished interest. Like the cindered butts of a cigarette long since ashed, the warm embers rapidly losing heat are synonymous with the way I can end up feeling day in and day out. And that’s in relation to my workload with all of my tasks, […]

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Adulting is Hard, mkay?

Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, mental health, Parenting, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress , , , , , , ,

Ever hear the phrase that if you’re always the smartest person in the room, then you should get up and go find a new room? I am really trying to abide by this mindset lately. Not that I’m ever the most intelligent in any given room, I’m a moron, but I am always willing to […]

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