Ever looked at your peers on the internet in your low moments and thought: Man, why couldn’t I be as mature and accomplished as them? Why do they seem to have figured out their lives and I don’t? Why do they seem luckier than me? Why don’t I have the same level of experience andContinue reading “dealing with feelings of envy”
Monthly Archives: January 2022
📘Reflection: Convenience Store Woman (by Sayaka Murata)
There are some books like this I get to read where I can see parts of myself in the characters and end up feeling much better about life. So I ended up really enjoying this one. Convenience Store Woman is a novel (originally in Japanese) about a 36-year-old woman who is considered unusual, and aContinue reading “📘Reflection: Convenience Store Woman (by Sayaka Murata)”
be your own prince charming 👑
Have you ever felt so low about your life and circumstances that you wished someone would come and save you and help you escape it all? Maybe you keep dreaming about a prince or princess charming who will come to you, take your hand, love you fully, make you stronger, and solve all your problems.Continue reading “be your own prince charming 👑”
“bro, it’s just one of those days!”
One of the ways that I’ve taught myself to deal with unpleasant thoughts or feelings on bad days is to just tell myself this: Relax, dude! It’s just one of those days! What does that mean? Sometimes when we’re having a bad day we end up getting stuck in our heads for too long, soContinue reading ““bro, it’s just one of those days!””
softness is strength
After pondering over it in the last few months of my life I’ve come to a conclusion about what it means to be strong. Strength is not walking into a room with big energy, intimidating someone to get your way, dressing a certain way for influence, raising your voice at someone, and wielding power. StrengthContinue reading “softness is strength”
people, relationships, existence, & love | #12-20 of 33 things I learned in 2021 (pt. 2)
Part 1 focused on inner emotions and dealing with tough times. Part 2 focuses on relationships with people and oneself, existence, and love. 12. Fully accept people with their flaws. The most fragrant roses have thorns that can hurt sometimes. No one is perfect and everyone has their low moments sometimes. Give yourself and othersContinue reading “people, relationships, existence, & love | #12-20 of 33 things I learned in 2021 (pt. 2)”
it’s okay to not have a dream
I was recently listening to “so far away (by SUGA, BTS)” and the word “dream” came up so many times it stopped me in my tracks and made me reflect. In the last few months, I’ve gone through the realization that the career path I dreamed of pursuing since childhood was perhaps not really whatContinue reading “it’s okay to not have a dream”
Faiza 