Hey everyone! Another blog post sharing my reflections again. For the past year, I struggled to get in tune with my thoughts to be able to reflect and share them. But these last few weeks, I haven’t been able to stop writing. It’s a sudden change, but I’m glad. I definitely missed journaling and sharing […]
Hello everyone! Long time no post. I promise I haven’t ditched writing; it’s been difficult gathering up the mental stamina to be able to reflect and post it for my blog lately. But something interesting happened while I was at work in my hospital a few weeks ago and suddenly it seemed like I had […]
Hey everyone! Long time no see. It’s been over a year since I’ve published a post on here. Honestly, it’s been a while since I’ve journaled at all. Here are some major updates in my life: With today’s prompt, I realized that this whole year I’ve basically looked down at my laptop and notebooks to […]
Hey everyone! I’ve mysteriously reappeared after going MIA for the last few months. I’m not going to lie, I missed blogging soo much. During my time off though, I’ve experienced so many new things and have grown so much as a person. First, I’ve had my first solo traveling experience abroad. It taught me a […]
Growing up, I’ve had opportunity to try many (I mean MANY) activities, and thus have a wide assortment of skills– from sword fencing and ice skating to poetry and music. While I never truly pursued most of them to become an expert, I became a sort of jack-of all trades. I became this child who […]
I want you to think about a time when you came home after a long week. It’s FINALLY Friday! In your head, you’re already planning a solo movie and snacks night. You’re ready to kick back and enjoy the evening to yourself. Suddenly, you remember that you were invited to an event tonight– late. Anxiety […]
Hey everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve updated on here. College has gotten so incredibly time-consuming. Lately, I’ve noticed my complete focus on school while I turned a blind-eye towards my hobbies such as blogging. I’ve realized it’s times like these where we need to take a moment to slow down and reflect on […]
A while ago I was hanging out with a close friend and our conversation turned to what presents really make us feel “loved”. She told me that the most moving gift she’d ever received were letters from her friends before she moved away from Canada. “I liked reading what they had to say about me. […]
Erik Erikson (quite the name, am I right?) had eight stages of human psychosocial development. It starts with us as infants, looking for security and connection with our caretakers, to ending with a sense of completion and finality. The eighth, final step of human development is ‘Integrity vs Despair’: when we look back on our […]