People, Places, Feelings, Actions, Situations - We deal with a lot every day... We truly do. We go through a lot, we have a lot on our plates, and we somehow have to manage these things. A management tool that I like to use is positional awareness. To be aware of where I am in…
When I write things down, whether it be for planning purposes, for journaling purposes, or just casually writing, I like to use my notebook. When I write in my notebook, whatever "form" it may be in, I am writing on those lines. I also am sometimes creating lines along the way within my writing (i.e.…
Every moment of life provides us with different feelings. Whether that be feelings that our 5 physical senses present ourselves with (a smell, a taste, a touch, etc.) or a feeling that our mind sends through our body and makes us think about (happy, content, anxious, etc.) I went through a time in my life…
Those moments where everything feels aligned are the moments we should be the most present in. "Serenity" is defined as the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled. What a beautiful feeling it is. When you are present in a moment like this, it brings you a sense of warmth and eternity. To me,…
As I sat at lunch today with my dad, I was reminded of the beauty of speaking your thoughts. My dad and I tend to have many "life talks" - just discussing our thoughts on what's going on with our lives and understanding the emotions we feel as our lives are constantly moving/changing. A…
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I talk all the time about how it is "easy" to know that something is happening but not necessarily "easy" to do something about it. Lately, I've realized that sometimes it's not that easy to acknowledge something. Specifically, it's not always easy to acknowledge that a problem is occurring. I was reflecting a few…
I'm sad. Sad that this chapter is ending so quickly. 4 years at Rockhurst is coming to an abrupt halt, as they have closed campus and moved to online coursework for the final 8 weeks of my college life. It doesn't affect me much in terms of daily schedule, as the only "class" I have…
Today is the close of a chapter, but hardly the end of a story. In the midst of the current coronavirus epidemic worldwide, we are seeing the cancellations/suspension of play across many sports, suspension of education at all levels, and really any event/gathering with a crowd is being called off. It is a fair move…
Lately, I feel as if the problems I face in my life as the problems I have faced before. For me, it's easy to turn these "recurring" problems into self-doubt. - If I have had these problems before, why am I having them again? - Why can't I fix the problem as it's still here?…
Earlier this morning, I was doing some normal reflecting and in the background, the song "Hand Me Downs" by Mac Miller was playing. Although that song is not about what I was thinking about, I made a quick allegorical connection to what I was thinking about and the words "hand me downs". When I…
Nelson Searcy's Thought Sharing 