The reality of going through change is that there will be ups and downs. Emotions can rollercoaster, the mind can wander. When you are keeping busy, it seems easy to put the heavy stuff on the back burner. But, we eventually have to face those pieces of change head-on when it all slows down. We…
As a heavy thinker and a constant processor of information in life, I feel like I'm constantly in a maze trying to make my way through. Searching for an understanding of feelings, choices, values. It all feels like this grand puzzle... And I never seem to be out of the woods. The woods continue to…
Time is a great metaphor, a great reminder, and a great asset to our lives. I find myself often looking at the clock in thankfulness rather than anxiety. We have many pieces in life that we make time for. We always have some time as the clock spins. The clock, to me, is a helpful…
What do you do when your mind is spinning its wheels? I catch myself overthinking, over-analyzing, and being stressed out often. It's easy for our mind to put itself in a place that is beyond what's going on. Whether it's because we feel things should be different, because we want things to be different, or…
Last night, I spent around 30 minutes outside in my backyard enjoying the sunset turn to the night and the beautiful weather here in Kansas City. I had music on and once it got to the calmer section of the playlist, I began to try to meditate. I don't meditate often, and many times, I…
Continue reading ➞ Meditate, focus, learn, assess, live… at your own pace.
I sometimes find myself in a place of "what if?" It's okay to prepare for a scenario, but not for it to become your reality before reality happens. I've had to learn that planning for every single thing that could possibly happen makes me feel anxious 24/7. I don't want to feel anxious…
When something is spoken, we should listen. There is always something to learn from words. Whether the words have positive, negative, or neutral intentions, each sentence within an ear's reach is worth grabbing on to. Listening is learning. We can take what we hear and gather so much information about a person, place,…
Continue reading ➞ The importance of listening to yourself AND others.
When I have an idea of what I want to express, especially when it's more of an abstract feeling, I put so much pressure on myself to portray it exactly how it feels. It's funny that I do that, because I don't even know how to describe it when I tell myself I need to know…
I don't know if I will ever stop talking about self-reflection itself, but something new came up this morning as I was reflecting on my past few weeks. There are times when I sit down, reflect on something, and move forward with the mindset that comes from that reflection. I've learned that I don't…
"Patience is a virtue." As I've discussed before, I have been in a period where I've had to wait for things to come. I knew they were coming (and they were good things), but I couldn't do anything about them because it wasn't time yet. Now that the time has come for these things…
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