Over the past few years, I have written all about the different journeys that I have been on. It started with my journey after grad school. I wanted to write about my experiences and record the moments that led to breaking into the workforce. It was a new chapter that I was excited to … More Happiness vs Peace (Learning the Difference)
For today’s topic I want to speak on the red flags in friendships. One thing you will probably learn when you get further into adulthood is that we trust people more than we should in our teens and early twenties. We’re more optimistic and we tend to look for the best in people. It’s … More Frenemies? … 5 Clues that your Friend might just be a Friendly Enemy? (One of the lessons that I’ve learned growing up.)
What can I say about my journey to happiness? I’ll tell you one thing, chasing happiness is not the easiest thing to do, but I’m slowly learning. I’ve learned that it’s easier to have moments of happiness than to be consistently happy, but the trick is to have as many happy moments as possible. … More Actively Making Happy Moments … (Happiness Life Hack) (Chasing Happiness pt 3)
Anxiousness, sleepiness, uncomfortable, proud, excited, hollow, numb, drained and alone. Those are all the feelings that I felt today (In that order). I never know what emotions to expect from day to day, but even in moments of celebration there’s so much emptiness. I’m trying to navigate this new normal, but honestly, it’s still … More If You’re Grieving, You Get It.
In a previous post I’ve mentioned one of my favorite quotes from The Office. It was the last season and Andy Bernard stated, “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” That quote stuck with me since the very first time I heard … More When You Feel that the Good Old Days are Behind You . . . (There’s still hope)
Happy New Year Everyone! I hope your new year is off to a great start. I remember every New Year’s Eve I would write a brand-new New Year resolution, until I noticed that from year to year my list never really changed. Once I stopped, I felt like that’s when I finally started checking off … More Chasing Happiness in 2022 (Letting Go of Tunnel Vision) Pt 1
Today I had another topic in mind, but I decided to be transparent with how I’m feeling in this moment. I didn’t really feel like writing anything today, but sometimes I know writing/journaling can help. Lately I just been feeling so emotionally drained. I want to recognize anybody who has lost a parent and … More Getting Through All the Firsts Without You … (Blogmas #7)
         If you lived in a world of financial freedom with no other life stressors (like physical/mental health issues or having to do daily tasks that you hate), How would you spend your day? What would you do and where would you go? Whose face do you want to see? What would you be doing? … More How would your life look, If you didn’t have to worry about limitations? (Blogmas #3)
      I was watching a YouTube video of someone over 30 speak on the hardships of growing on social media when you don’t have a particular lifestyle. Most people who are 18 to 23 can come on these platforms and not have it all figured out because they’re young and just starting out. All they … More Not Having It All at the Age You Expected … 29, 30, 31+ (Blogmas #2)
Hello World, I know it has been a while, but if you’ve read my last post then I know that you can understand why. Lately I’ve been taking the time to heal and go on, but I’m not going to lie it’s been rough. Some days it feels like I’m just finding out all over … More Figuring things out . . . (New Normal after such a big loss)
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