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…
Tag: Writing
Sick of SIC.
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…
P.L.
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…
Finding beauty.
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…
Battle of the Bubble.
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…
PF&J.
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…
It comes and goes.
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…
Opening the door.
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…
Learning today for growth tomorrow.
I find a lot of "motivated milestones" when I dig deeper into reflection. I get excited about things that I begin to understand in my life and want to immediately apply all of them! Just immediately be a "new" person. However, I know it doesn't work like that. I know tomorrow I will wake up…
What’s going on?
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…
Nelson Searcy's Thought Sharing 