I've searched high and low for the best way for me to blog my thoughts and experiences, and alas, I have found it. Unfortunately, it is not here. But don't fret! You can now find me on my new blog, titled "Rad Post-Grad"! For now, WordPress seems to be the most user-friendly way to blog, and I hope you'll join me over there!
Fall equinox is finally upon us! This photo isn't very fall-y, but I think the verse is a good reminder that while it may not be our ideal timing, everything happens at a specific time for a specific reason. There is a season for everything, and autumn just happens to be the season for pumpkin-flavored everything, costume shopping and turkey eating. Happy fall! [Not very] fun fact: I drove all the way out to Laguna two years ago to take this photo for a class at Vanguard that I never finished because I left. I also think that I was accidentally on private property. NOTE: I wrote this during Spring Break about a month ago, but never got around to posting it. It's Spring Break for LMU right now, and while the bulk of my peers are spending their week Cabo, I decided to fly home to NorCal and tie up some loose ends. At the start of break, I told myself that I would be ultra productive and work on my screenplay the whole week. Yet I find myself sitting here one day before I return to school with a total of zero pages written. This past week zipped by so quickly, and while I could say that I "wasted" my whole week away baking a variety of cookies, it might have been quite the opposite. Baking has never been something I was excited about up until this week, when I decided that I wanted to make seething from scratch. In fact, I don't even like sweets, but my mom and older brother have the biggest sweet tooths, so I knew that someone was bound to eat my concoctions. After one successful batch of peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, I proceeded to bake a different type of cookie for the next three nights. There were good batches, and some not-so-good batches, but I came to discover that I love baking and that it's a big stress and anxiety reliever for me (which, as a person who is prone to high levels of anxiety, is a big deal). Productivity seems to always come with the notion that you are making progress on something academic or work-related. We've grown up in a culture where "busy" is the norm, and "mental health days" are nearly unheard of. If your'e not one to follow the "do what you love" philosophy when it comes to work, find a hobby or activity that you do love, and make a conscious effort to take time out of your day to do it. Sometimes, stress slows you down more than taking a break does. Relax! Life's too good to be stressed. Or rather, good things happen when you just trust God. Had a pretty bad week last week, but I kept telling myself that better things are coming! This week has been going by pretty smoothly (thus far), but I know that it isn't an excuse to become complacent. I wrote the above text a few weeks ago, and I guess I got too tired to finish it. However, after going back and reading it, there is not reason that it shouldn't be relevant in my life today. It's Easter weekend, which has served as a reminder to all of the ultimate sacrifice that was made so that we may live. No amount of thanks could ever repay what Jesus did on the cross, but we can sure give it all we've got to live our life out the way that God intended. There will be bad days, there will be terrible days, but with the knowledge that greater things have yet to come, we are able to find joy in our lives. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend of celebration and time with family! The past couple of weeks have been a crazy roller coaster of very low lows, and then a plateau of normalcy. At the same time, I've gotten waves of complete and utter awe over where I am today. For the past three years, God has sent me on this crazy off-road escapade that I never could have predicted, and I can't help but have moments where I just laugh about it. All of the times that I was worried or afraid mean nothing now, and I am so thankful for where I am and whom I've met at the three different schools that I have attended within the past three years. I have to admit, I am completely guilty of filtering what I say based on who I think will see my posts, but I know that God does not deserve to be shoved in a corner. He has guided me every step of the way, even when I didn't know it, and I can't help but want to sing praises for His grace and love. I am so unworthy, yet He still loves me. How mind blowing is that?!? HAPPY FRIDAY! Congrats, you've made it through the week! It was a long one, huh? Let's face it, Friday is basically the first day of the weekend. Enjoy it! Take some time to wind down, however you do that best (I personally prefer a nap-filled day)! Today's challenge is to just relax. What's done is done, and there's nothing you can do to go back in time! Make the conscious decision to move on from anything negative that happened this week, and focus on what you can do to better yourself as a person for the future. There is always room for improvement, and it's up to you to find out where. Have a nice weekend; you deserve it! 👍 Happy Thursday! While you may be browsing through old Facebook photos to find the perfect memory to share for #tbt, and/or rushing through the day to be just that much closer to your plans for the weekend, I encourage you all to take some time today to just be in the present. Don't dwell on the silly things of yesterday or the anxiety of tomorrow. Take some time to call your parents and/or siblings, and tell them that you love them! It's so easy to take time for granted, when we really don't know how much of it we have on this Earth. Anything could happen, so be thankful for right now! |
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