I turned 25 one month ago. In that month, I've spent a lot of time in reflection (as I always do) but also in self-improvement. Much deeper, specific self-improvement this time. In this month, I have found areas of my faith, my relationships, and my physical + mental health that I really care about and…
In a world obsessed with self-improvement, we often view the present world as one that is gray and full of flaws. So many things that we can do better personally, could be going better as a society, etc. The mental outlook we hold affects our physical eyesight. We start to be attentive to the mistakes…
It's hard for me to give notifications. There are days that you just don't want to open up. There are moments you sit in reflection and want to stay there. It's often easiest to keep it all in. You don't have to share if you don't want to. However, the "bottling up" of the emotions…
Some days it seems you feel nothing. Some days it seems you feel everything. Your body and mind begin to have to adjust quickly from these extremes, which is difficult to do. I think of it analogically as being in the "extreme sandwich". In my life, I have always been on one side or the…
I cry often. Many of these times are from deeply connecting to music. It's not even "sad" crying - it's the strength of emotion, overcome by the relation I have, or the understanding I have, of what the person is saying or singing. Music has always meant a lot to me, and I always reflect…
One of the first sayings that we hear as a kid is "when life gives you lemons..." We are taught to always make the best out of the good opportunities that present themselves. We want to take advantage of free lemons! At some point, little Nelson thought about "But what about when we don't have…
I find a lot of "motivated milestones" when I dig deeper into reflection. I get excited about things that I begin to understand in my life and want to immediately apply all of them! Just immediately be a "new" person. However, I know it doesn't work like that. I know tomorrow I will wake up…
As we intake our surroundings daily and see what's going on, there are constant changes. Right now in my life, there's not too much. I don't mean that I am bored or lacking in action. I am working, to my best ability, on maintaining focus in the areas I want to improve upon in my…
During times of reflection, we take a look back at how our decisions affected our day. I try not to be obsessive with "rights" and "wrongs", but hindsight is always 20/20. My mind doesn't like the feeling of ignoring the "right" and "wrongs", but I won't get anywhere being so narrow. So, as I open…
Life constantly feels like we are chasing something. Whether old or new... An opportunity, a goal... We are always running after something in hopes to obtain it for our lives. Lately, for me, I have begun to analyze those pieces that I am chasing. And I am deciding to walk for now. I feel that…
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