Lifestyle, Personal, Thoughts, Tips

Why You must Take the First Step Today

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Keeping and checking items off on my checklist is the high point of my day. It could be a checklist for working towards a weight loss goal, improving my creativity in photography, or even building relationships with family and friends. I am obsessed with growth, all day every day, and checking things off my list excites me because it immediately proves my progress towards my desired goals. However, every now and again, I catch myself slipping away from those goals. Strangely enough, this setback tends to happen after several weeks of consistent effort. Take for example my physical health regimen …

Inspiration

Unleashing Your Potential: Overcoming Excuses and Embracing Action!

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There used to be a saying from my younger years about people who always make excuses: “It is only a child who doesn’t want to go to school that says there is a lion on the street.” Back then, I considered it a somewhat ‘stupid’ saying. Come on! Lion? How did a lion come into this equation of a little child wanting to miss school? Perhaps a bully or better yet, the rain would have made more sense. Grown up now, I have come to see the thinking behind this saying. We are figuratively ripping out imaginary lions from our …

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Thoughts

Fear: How to Demolish the Monster in Our Way

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Everything we want is on the other side of fear. Unknown Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are  our own fears Many of the things we fear in life are beyond our control, and fear only brings worry and unrest. Have you ever wondered why we invest so much effort in worrying about things we can’t control? I was stuck in a job for a long time, burying myself in work, but never daring to leave due to the fear of unemployment. I couldn’t even speak up and express my intelligence, fearing that it might offend …

Inspiration

Why this Blog? An Intro to ‘Racing For Bliss’

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“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”  – Diane Ackerman Every now and again, when I have the opportunity for self-reflection, I find myself pondering a myriad of questions. The list seems endless: ‘What is my purpose in life?’ ‘How can I enhance the quality of my existence?’ ‘Is it possible to rewrite my own narrative?’ ‘What will be my legacy when I’m no longer here?’ ‘Am I truly giving my best effort?’ ‘If I …

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Tips

PT 2: Self Love: The Best Way

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Self-Love: My Way Setting goals and meeting them makes me feel like a Boss. Think of a time you set a goal to work out 4 days a week, and at the end of the week you saw your charts and you actually stuck to the plan. How did that make you feel? Or the time you set a goal to get a certification to advance your career and you read every day until you eventually passed. Even before you passed, that daily victory of putting in the work gets you cranked up. Eating healthy; meeting milestones at work, etc …

Inspiration, Thoughts, Tips

PT 1: Self Love: The Best Way

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In today’s digital world, self-love is the buzzword that’s lighting up our social media feeds. Tiktok, Instagram, and YouTube are flooded with people talking about how you can achieve self-love sometimes referred to as ‘living the soft life’. I am a bit curious about why it is prevalent among female content creators including myself. I would think that the concept of loving and prioritizing yourself would apply to both genders but I digress. I am guessing it is because Women in our nurturing nature are known to put the needs of others even before our own. So, it’s no surprise …

Inspiration, Thoughts

Break Free by Asking Yourself the Right Questions

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Life is like a wild adventure, with people risking it all, even their precious peace of mind, just to chase their goals. But amidst the chaos, I can’t help but wonder: ‘Are we pausing to ask ourselves the real questions?’ ‘Do we truly understand why we crave what we’re chasing, or are we simply following the herd?’ There is a lot of noise, no doubt, in the world today about what should and shouldn’t be, and that is why it is imperative to ask yourself the right questions every time you find yourself at one of life’s crossroads. At one …

Music & ME

How Music Changed My Life

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Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens. Maria von Trapp Music holds a special place in my heart and is one of my greatest passions. There are very few things in the world I hold dear the way I love my music. Throughout my life, music has been there for me through the ups and downs, acting as a soundtrack to significant events. Each relationship I’ve had has its own associated songs, and whenever I hear those songs, they transport me back to those moments. When I moved into my new apartment, I …