I feel like I’m distant from my family in a way that most families aren’t supposed to be. I feel like I get judged by not being as responsive or communicative as a family member would be to another. I don’t really feel like I have ties to people outside of my immediate family because […]
Mind
Your Reality is Just Your Perception of Reality
A couple weeks ago, I posted “Do you believe everything you think?” People probably saw that ominous quote and was like… wtf? This blog post is about perception. I feel I need to write about this because we hear it all the time, “Perception is reality.” I remember teachers telling me not to be myself […]
Mind
School Doesn’t Prepare You for Life
I’ve gone through the public school system up to getting my Master’s degree. The biggest regret while going to school is thinking that it would prepare me for the practical issues that life brings. The more that I learn about life outside of school, the more I know that I won’t make the same mistake […]
Mind
How to Deal with an Egocentric Person
There is so much division in the world. The division doesn’t really come from differences because we’re going through our own struggles to celebrate differences. No, this division comes from people who have the inability to understand that another person’s point of view is different than their own. Without asking, this person assumes that they […]
Mind
What it Means to be Accountable
Sometimes we don’t get to the success that we want to reach because we are not accountable for the failures, or lack of action along the way. Accountability simply means to be responsible for your actions especially in the need to report to someone else when called upon. Someone who is accountable for the actions […]
Mind
Protests for Social Reform and Herd Mentality
It’s okay to follow if your values and your goals aligned with what is being said or done.
Mind
The Benefits of Spending Time With Yourself
Everytime I start a post, it feels like I’m shunning what culture has taught us about everything. In this case, I’m shunning the idea of loneliness. Culture tells that it’s not normal to be alone. We reject the idea because we treat is as a negative experience that’s being forced upon us. I have a […]
Mind
Doing the Right Thing Vs. Doing Things Right
If I have one rule for myself it’s do the right thing, regardless of the outcome. It would also be to not hurt anyone on purpose, but that’s a cause for another post. In this post, I want to talk about the get shit done culture. The culture that is so go-go-go that people hardly […]
Mind
Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself
I think I’m at another stage in life where I’m starting not to care what others think of me. I’m not talking about friends, family members, or others who took the time to actually know who I am. I’m talking about acquaintances that only see a soundbite of who I am and judge my characteristics […]
Mind
Navigating Manipulation in the Workplace
You may think this manager is getting things done but there are long term implications to manipulation you may not know about.
Body
Padma Lakshmi Talks Her Idea of Healthy in Women’s Health
Padma Lakshimi looks stunning in this new editorial for Women’s Health. In her interview, the cookbook author, and executive producer and host of Top Chef and Taste of Nation talks about her own definition of dieting. She also talks about movement and exercises that help with pain tolerance of scoliosis and her car accident. Later […]
Mind
People Want You to Do Well, but Not Better Than Them
It’s not that they don’t want to see you succeed. Of course they want you to succeed. Just as long as your success doesn’t surpass theirs.