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
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.
Soul
What is Natural Morality and Why Does it Provide Optimism?
The past couple of weeks have been tough for me. It’s the reason why you haven’t seen at least a weekly blog post. While people are taking to the street to battle racism and oppression, I’ve been doing so in the form of social media and education in my own community. The small form responses […]
Mind
Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Your Hardships
It may feel like everything is going bad for you. Like nothing is going your way and there’s not room for improvement. There could be a lot of negative thoughts and emotions stirring within you. It’s very important to realize that those thoughts are lies that you’re telling yourself. After the end of any rain […]
Mind
What it Means to People Please and How to Stop
I don’t think the people who know me would call me a people pleaser, but I can definitely see it as a quality of others and how ingenuine it is say yes to just about everything. I look at people say yes to a request at the sacrifice of their own happiness. Watching it hurts […]