Today I had a lot on my mind. I was thinking a lot about grad school. A lot of my work consisted of interviews. As an introvert who is also awkward and a little shy, I was always afraid to approach people or reach out to strangers. I guess you can say it was just … More Just One Door . . . (It Doesn’t Matter How Many Closed Doors You Reach, You Just Need One to Open)
It’s New Year’s Eve and we are hours away from putting this rollercoaster of a year behind us. This year was definitely the year of vision and clarity. Most of us got a reality check and some of us became better human beings because of it. It was like the year of exposure. Countless people’s … More What I Learned from this Crazy Year (2020)
         Why do we judge our past selves with today’s wisdom? I heard Pastor Furtick talk about this recently and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. With age comes wisdom and growth, so why are we so hard on ourselves for our past choices/mistakes? Of course, we would do things a little different now, … More Judging Yesterday’s Self with Today’s Wisdom.
This week is an intense week for me, and I hope and pray everything goes well. I’m keeping a positive mindset and I’m visualizing achieving my goals. As a person who suffers with a lot with anxiety, I tend to worry a lot about everything. I’m trying to get my emotions in check and have … More Speak Positive = Think Positive
Lately I’ve been trying a lot of different things. I’ve been trying to find out what works and what doesn’t work. I made the decision to work a little harder and speed this journey up a bit. I feel like I wasted a lot of time during the last few years. I research a lot … More Trial & Error (Finding the Right Recipe to Fit Your Needs)
When we are children, we are asked what we want to be when we grow up. Most kids tend to say doctor, lawyer, teacher, astronaut and etc. You might hear a few kids mention wanting to be a singer/rapper or professional athlete, but usually the first thing that comes to mind is doctor, lawyer or … More Why Electives and After School Programs are Important . . . (exploring possibilities before college.)
        I was watching a compilation video of inspiring words and wisdom. In the video Will Smith mentioned that some people are talented, and some people are really skilled. Talented people are naturally gifted and born with a special ability or skill. Then you have people who are really skilled, who practiced a particular skill … More Talent vs Skill (Were you born with a talent? Or did you learn a skill?)
      The world can be kind of confusing for us women. We’re told that we should have children (or at least our first child) in our twenties because it’s better on our bodies, and the older we get the tougher it is on us. We start to think that we … More The Importance of Being WHOLE, before being a Half. (Advice before Marriage)
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