Tag: experiences
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Make it Happen in March: The Lessons Learned
After a month of procrastination, I am returning to my passions. After a crazy month of February I attempted to prepare myself for a motivational, disciplined, hard working month of March. I had primed March to be the month I would focus more on my hobbies like this blog or working out. I wanted to
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Make it Happen in March: The Lessons Learned
After a month of procrastination, I am returning to my passions. After a crazy month of February I attempted to prepare myself for a motivational, disciplined, hard working month of March. I had primed March to be the month I would focus more on my hobbies like this blog or working out. I wanted to
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Reflections from December
Reflections from December You’re probably wondering what took so long for me to come back to writing. To be very honest, shame is the reason. A sense of guilty consciousness and shame is what kept me from investing in my passions for at least the past 3 weeks. Now, those other days are a different
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#31DaysofReflection Day 15: Trust the Process
Day 15: Trust the Process Raise your hand if you’ve been in a situation with someone who you felt constantly looked over your shoulder at your process? If I could raise my hands and feet, I would. I’ve had my fair share of micromanagers and helicopter mentors. I think We can agree that nobody likes
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#31DaysofReflection Day 11: Playas F*** up too…
Day 11: Playas F*** up too… Do you want to know what’s super hard? Consistency. It’s true, consistency is key, but I don’t think a lot of us think about how hard it is to be consistent. I believe we would all love to show up and be the best versions of ourselves at all
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Day 2 #31DaysOfReflection
#Day 2: Consistency Vs. Intensity I was listening to a Brene Brown podcast on Spotify where she was interviewing author James Clear about his NYTBS “Atomic Habits”. The podcast in general was super thought-provoking and damn near made me crash my car from the epiphany lightbulbs I got while driving. During the podcast, there is
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#31DaysOfReflection Day 1: Release the Wig
#Day 1: Release the Wig I actually dreaded this whole day because I was so anxious about starting this. I had so many moments of binge eating Lofthouse sugar cookies to call myself “too busy” to create the day 1 post. I actually dipped into some of my worst habits and impulses to stop myself
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For Those Who Believe in the Power of Community
I think a lot of the time people don’t feel supported in addressing their mental health because they feel like their experiences are too unique to anyone else’s, which leads to keeping it in ( forming nasty thoughts of shame and resentment) and ultimately avoiding mental health practices, especially queer/non-queer black millennial men. That’s why
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