Seasons & Cycles
Reflection on the seasons and remembering the snow fall early this year.
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Our hearts desires
Today’s post is short and simple. It contains journaling prompts to check in with yourself: Think back to when you rang in the new year on December 31, 2021. Hopefully your heart was full of excitement over the year to come! Or at least you {read more}
Harry Potter Sorting
Yall love when I post quizzes.
Yesterday while walking with my neighbor, we passed someone wearing a Harry Potter shirt. It prompted a discussion on which house we’d be sorted in. I took this test long again, but let’s take it again… this time together 🙂
Which house are you? Here is a link to the quiz I took.
I got 45.4% Ravenclaw
I’ll go ahead and admit I still haven’t watched Harry Potter… so I went and looked up exactly what this meant for myself online. Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments down below. Also, I can’t wait to see which house you are sorted into!!
Intensely intelligent, Ravenclaws are also unique and think outside the box.
https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/6-reasons-to-get-excited-if-youre-sorted-into-ravenclaw
Sunblock Review: 2022
Hello everyone! In getting read for summer 2022, I’ve tried out seven different sunscreens and provided my review. These range from actual skin care with SPF all the way through Reef-Friendly Zinc sunscreens. Take a look and let me know if you have any that {read more}
Slowing down
There was a time in my life where every minute of everyday was planned, and used fully. Barely getting any sleep, working more than one job and a full time student, I would sometimes literally have to run from one thing to another. Thankfully, those {read more}
See your reality through rose colored glasses
Alright folks, today is a bit unconventional. It is a lesson from the hypnotherapy sessions I took part in as a child. Purposely not including a story time today, if you’d like to learn more about the why, how and what of my experience with hypnotherapy; please dm me on instagram or comment below.
Do we live in the matrix?
Today will be a brief exercise to hopefully help lighten your load. You have probably heard the saying, “thoughts create things.” Meaning, the thoughts that go through our mind, which are all apart of our personality, shape themselves into a lens. That lens has no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, it simply is. Therefore, our actions stemming from what we *think* we see and our reactions based on what we *think* we perceive of a situation shape our lives.
For example, have you tried the virtual reality goggles? Or watched someone move about the living room wearing these goggles? This simple example explains it all! These VR glasses allow the wearer to perceive something no one else in the room can see. The individual moves about, reacting to the fake reality seen through the goggles.
This leads many to wonder if we live in the matrix, and if our reality is really ‘real’. I happen to believe that yes our reality is real. And I choose to live with rose colored glasses. I BELIEVE I get to CHOOSE my reality based on my conscious perception of events.
Where can I find rose colored glasses?
In a similar way, what you individually perceive, and what another right next to you perceives can be different. Yes, even when you are watching the exact same thing unfold. Our perception of reality is seen through our personal lens of life. That lens creates a filter from which our understanding of things is molded. Therefore, it is extremely important to select your own glasses to see your world through! This leads us to purposely putting on our rose-colored glasses.
The history of rose-colored glasses, for this interested.
Rose-colored glasses describe a disposition that is upbeat, hopeful, brimming with optimism and positive thinking. Someone who looks at things through rose-colored glasses looks on the bright side, sees the glass half full and looks for a silver lining in all things.
Grammerist.com
Hopefully, my blog helps you to see the world through rose-colored glasses. Or at least in the minutes it takes to read each post gives you a little rosy boost!
Challenge
Today, I challenge you to pick up your own rose-colored glasses, or at least borrow mine and CHOOSE to see the world around you differently. CHOOSE to see the flowers, feel the breeze and taste that yummy coffee. CHOOSE to feel better and stop and smell the roses.
Delight
How often do you get up in the morning, and with each step feel delighted? Putting your feet on the floor, fixing the bed head, and smiling at yourself. Putting your house slippers on and greeting your dog, perhaps with a song. Turning the hot {read more}
Community
Storytime The importance of community, alongside actually experiencing it, only came into my life once I moved to North Carolina. This was a symptom of my own behavior as much as it was the area I lived in. Living in Philadelphia and going to college {read more}
Today can be THE PERFECT DAY.
Over the weekend I was inspired by the first day, in a long time, I’ve had to make my own. So far this year, I’ve been traveling almost weekly. Not to mention doing some home projects and finishing up a few important things.
Saturday morning, after a great nights sleep, in my ‘new’ bedroom; I realized I had the chance to do whatever I pleased. Of course, I had made plans to take a nice hike in one of my favorite spots. It helped that the sun was shining but was still chilly from the last few transition days into Spring. I had my favorite coffee (a recent gift from a beloved friend), had the chance to meditate. And was ready to enjoy the day!
The truth is, sometimes life moves fast, or even slow but at a pace where we can’t necessarily enjoy. Especially if there are just things we MUST get done. As life moves on, I find this more and more. Therefore, I was inspired to make a video to encourage you, my audience to try and make today a perfect day. Even if you carve out 2 literal minutes to meditate, do something today to make it a bit sweeter.
You may remember my post from just over a year ago on this topic. It has a different flavor and a THIS OR THAT!
Decision Making
Thank you to all of you who voted yesterday on my Instagram! The choice was 60% toward decision making. So that’s what I did! It is more of a podcast style, let me know what you think! In this YouTube, I discuss the topic of {read more}