It seems like years since I have thought of you my sweet, naïve and insecure past. Much has certainly happened when you blinked and grew up. But tonight I re-visit you with much fondness and some words of wisdom to help you grow into the person you are destined to be.
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My birthday is coming up which means I’ll be another year older, and by popular belief, another year wiser. However, as of late, I’ve realized that as we grow older and gain more experience and wisdom, it’s amazing how reality can sometimes quickly transform our morals.
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Imagine your life in 10 years. You have NO limitations. If time, money, education, experience were no issue, you had zero constraints in the world, what would you do? What does your life look like? What are your core values? What is most important to you? Where will you live? What type of home will it be? What will the community feel like? Are you single, with a partner, married, living with friends? Do you have children or pets? Do you work?
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I recently came across the quote, “Love something? Serve it.” and it completely resonated with me the concept of what service actually means. I started volunteering at the Hawaiian Humane Society here on Oahu in September 2011 and it has not only warmed my heart in one way- volunteering has taught me many beautiful lessons of service thus far:
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There are few things worse than seeing those blue and white flashing lights in your rear view mirror. Although there are a lot of things going though you mind, it’s important to remember to keep your cool. Next time you’re caught for speeding, follow these steps and you may reduce your chances getting a ticket and having your insurance skyrocket though the roof.
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I’ve been holding out on online shopping for quite some time, for good reason, I suppose, because as of late it seems that nearly all of my purchases are through the net and they’ve been happening more frequently! Clearly, this could not go on so I quickly (though reluctantly) reevaluated where my dollars are going and made some changes to my spending habits.
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Once upon a time there lived a generation where it was idealized to be a princess and chase after the quintessential happily ever after.
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“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
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You know that person from your past that broods and tracks you online; heck, they might even keep making new Facebook profiles just to creep up on you to see if you blocking them were a mistake? Whether it be a past boyfriend or an ex-friendship that didn’t end on good terms, we all live with a past that constantly haunts us.
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Loneliness doesn’t just hurt the heart, it also hurts our health, according to a recent study published in the journal Sleep. Apparently, the link between loneliness and sleep disruptions persisted even in those who were married or had a large family, proving to scientists and that loneliness doesn’t always equate isolation.
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It’s overwhelmingly a problem for everyone. It’s enough work to keep the bills paid and food on the table – let alone dragging yourself to the gym or trying to receive a promotion at work! I find it extremely difficult to get motivated with countless tasks on my plate as it. Feeling like you’re in a rut? Well, think again, because it is time to search within yourself for the answer to all of your motivational problems.
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Throughout my two decades of existence, I haven’t been exactly a ray of sunshine (and no one likes to admit that!), but within the last couple of years I have been starting to change my tune. Daily stresses can become overwhelming: stacks of bills to pay, credit card bills racking up and the never-ending struggle to find inner peace as well as the time to nurture close relationships that I hold so dear. I hardly have time to clean my fish’s tank, let alone work on my attitude and paste a smile across my face!
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When I Grow Up I Want To Be An Alcoholic. Well, Not Really.
I don’t know about you, but according to my family, as a toddler my biggest dilemma was trying to decide whether I wanted to be an M & Mä or a bunny when I grew up. Such are the burdens of a single digit age-dom. While I can’t recall this childish quandary with any precision, I can say with absolute certainty that I never ran around saying, “When I grow up, I want to be an alcoholic.”
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As the eldest child in an old fashioned West Indian home it was my duty to be obedient and set the example for my younger sister. I dare not ask to go anywhere without them and if there were school projects to be done, my partners or group members would come over to my house.
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New to the world of professionalism, you listen to words that sound foreign to you but you know they’re still “English” terminology. Trying to understand what the words mean by the context of the conversation seems a bit confusing; you are lost in the words of translation but you don’t dare to ask.
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In every class I have ever taken throughout my academic life, I have always dreaded having some sort of presentation which involved public speaking. It’s not like I am especially shy or self-conscious, I just don’t know why I can’t stand the idea of public speaking.
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You may think I’m pretty uncool for admitting this but I’m not really a “let’s go out and get drunk” kind of gal. So you can imagine my despair when I found out about a furtive new teen trend to getting drunk — soaking gummy bears in alcohol.
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Should you buy that car? Where should you live next year? What do you want to major in? Which dress should you buy?
Decisions factor into our lives each and every day and some of these decisions are little, while others are major and can be considered to be life-changing events.
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There are many different forms in which one can intimidate another person. To instill a fear in someone to keep a person from accomplishing their dream is a sad reality in many women’s lives. One of the most common forms of intimidation is words. Words can impact a person for the rest of their life regardless who has spoken them.
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In today’s current economy, the everyday girl doesn’t have it so simple. We all enjoy little pleasures in life, yet it may be harder to splurge than ever. I for one cannot go a day without my hazelnut iced coffee (it may be a little bit of an addiction), but these things add up.
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