9 months after my last post, I'm here. I can't come up with a real reason to why I was away, I guess life has been changing a lot and my priorities are others, so this blog had to be on pause. 

  This is not a sponsored post so you can be certain that anything I say here is, in fact, my opinion. 7 cups is a website where you can talk free and anonymously with a trained listener. If you feel like you need to vent and/or you're feeling alone and sad, 7 cups can be a way to distract yourself speaking with someone and maybe even feel better after. Keep in mind that if you're looking someone to give you a magic cure or to tell you what to do about the thing you're worried about, this is not the right place to go. Listeners, are just it, listeners. They listen and care about whatever you're strugling with and they do the best to understand you and guide you through your options, but the answer should be and I'm sure deep down it is, within you.

  In 7 Cups you can also find certified therapist and even try for free you first therapy session. After it you have to pay a little amount to keep in touch with your therapist but at least you can first see if therapy is the way to go. Nice, isn't it? There are many different options for support: individual listeners (called 1-1 chats), group chat rooms, forums, and a feed feature that allows everyone to share easily.

  Listeners aren't paid, they are volunteers who spend their free time trying to help someone so expect them to be talking to you because they actually really care about your well being. I've been a listener for a couple years and sometimes I even get sad listening to your stories and I really try my best to make you feel better somehow. Think of listeners as a friend, and that's what you'll get. I'm sure you'll connect with some listeners more than others but that's just normal. Keep trying to find the one who you think will help you the most and don't ever give up on talking with someone if you need help. You don't ever have to feel like you're alone because, in fact, you're not. Feel free to come chat with us on 7cups.com and I hope you find your perfect listener (or if you want, you can become a listener and help others in need, we always like when people are willing to help!).

You're probably here expecting me to be the most positive person you've ever encountered in your life, right? It couldn't be more wrong. I've struggled with negativity as long as I remember and this year has been one of the hardest for me so I know how hard it is to try and be positive. So even though this post is mostly to help you find the positive side of life, this is also a self reminder. Even though I'm a negative person, all I want is to be happy and the best way to start is to focus more on the good than on the bad. This is why I want this to be my first post, this is a big fight for me and I want to share some ways that help me and hope it will help at least some of you.