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…
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…
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…
A little over a week ago, I spoke on the power of "no" and what it is doing in my life. I also spoke on the power of "yes" briefly, but noted that I hadn't found the pieces that encompass the "yes" items in my life. I had a small moment of realization this morning…
1/18/2023 There are some days when you just wake up feeling motivated. You see a vision for the day, and you work to take action on that vision. Most days, recently, I feel like I can really get a lot done in order to follow through on these visions. The "What CAN I do today?"…
I had a significant realization when I first began going to counseling in 2018. At that time in my life, I was frustrated about the lack of connection I felt with those around me and felt like my reflection wasn't getting me anywhere (I had just started practicing active reflection). My counselor stopped me in…
I decided to take some time to meditate tonight on my balcony, watching the sunset, followed by the moon taking over the sky. It was a lovely evening outside to just sit and breathe. I am thankful, also, as the leaves change and fall, I can now see more of the sky and the surroundings…
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