"I may win, I may lose." Reflection is such an intentional part of my life and routine. Whether it occurs in solitude, in a conversation with another, or amidst a large gathering, I enjoy the process of taking my experiences and writing, praying, thinking on them to drive an end result from the experiences I…
Any time that a time-related milestone occurs, we tend to get into two states: Reflective and Projective. We begin to reflect on the time that has passed us by, as well as the time that is to come. One of the most consistent reminders of time passing by is birthdays. With mine being tomorrow, turning…
In January 2021, I returned from a vacation trip to Seattle and stumbled across a bathroom scale that I had stowed away and thought "I haven't weighed myself in a while" and pulled it out from under the sink. I stepped on and read "204.5" - this was the most I had ever weighed and…
My favorite YouTube video of all time is from a Spotify podcast called "Dissect". This podcast takes deep dives into all sorts of music content. As I have mentioned on this site before, and for those of you who know me, my connection to Mac Miller's music runs deep. The emotions and struggles he spoke…
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…
Nelson Searcy's Thought Sharing 