At a recent counseling session, my counselor and I discussed being mindful. Being mindful entails being aware of where your mind is at and what to do once you figure out where it is. As someone who reflects often on my life, my thoughts, and my actions, I constantly find myself in the mindset of…
It's so funny how when I am sad, I listen to sad songs to cope with sadness. Probably ineffective, but it's what I do. The song of choice tonight is "Call Me" by Nav. The lyrics that hit the hardest are these: "Do you know how it feels to feel alone?... Bought myself a…
The wandering mind can be a dangerous thing. For me, it is what hampers me the most. One thought leads to another and it's a cycle that is hard to stop. Being bored is not only a situation that can lead to a wandering mind, but it can also lead to feeling lonely. Usually, when…
Over the weekend, I was watching a movie called "The Truman Show". I started to feel a lot of anxiety and I felt bad for the main character. The movie is about a man who is living his life inside a TV show, and everyone knows it's a TV show, except for him. I felt…
I am currently reading a book titled "Everybody Always" by Bob Goff. The subtitle is "Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People". That subtitle drew me into this book (besides it being recommended by a friend) because as someone who is a people pleaser, I want to be able to become…
Fear is something that strikes and holds back people everywhere. Fear makes me so mad. Fear sucks. Living out of fear, at its best, gets you nowhere. In most cases for me, it sets me back. When I am on the golf course, every time I hit a shot that I am scared to hit,…
When I was a kid, my life revolved around my family, sports, music, and faith. I had an awesome childhood, I'd say. I got to be involved in all of these things each day: Family: I was homeschooled, so I spent tons of time with my mom and my sisters. Sports: I was in baseball,…
When I am in a state of depression or anxiety (which is much too often for my liking), I start to reflect. There are many areas of your life to assess during a time of self-reflection. And these things change as you sit down each day or each time you reflect. It is all a…
Most of the time when I am writing, I am writing to get things off of my chest, dealing with depression, stress, anxiety, or other negative feelings. Tonight, I am writing with a light heart and a smile. As I sit here and think about my life right now, it is incredibly far from perfect.…
Over the past few days, I've been thinking about a lot. All of these thoughts are on purpose, as I am sort of on a mission to find out things about myself. I want to know what's bothering me. Why can't I shake these things? I want to know why my emotions are so up…
Nelson Searcy's Thought Sharing 