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Blog #2: Self-Reflection

There are certain turning points in everyone's life. This is one of mine.

I never thought I was perfect, but I didn't question my values until recently; Question whether they are coping mechanisms from my younger self, whether they are accurate, if they even serve me well, or if they make my life harder. I didn't ask questions because I didn't want to feel the pain of being wrong.

Yet being wrong is enlightening. Being right has responsibility tied to it. It implies you know something. Being wrong is so simple...

"Oh, I see. So what is the reality?", and then you observe...

THAT'S IT. So plain and simple.

If you are wrong, you are able to change. And if you never question what you are doing or believing, you will never be wrong.

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Blog #1: Remnants of Adolescence

I just want peace... But the hardest part of finding peace is removing all the parts of your life that are simply noise.

Although, it is so refreshing in the wake of the storm. I can see all the waves trailing behind me but I am long gone. Severing ties can hurt, but being held down by them is more damaging. I felt stunted. I hadn't moved in so long and it felt like even if I tried something new, those people either would think I was crazy, or they wouldn't be genuinely excited. I felt alone... with plenty of friends.

But now:

I've cut the ties of toxic friendships that went like a rollercoaster (just noise). I've found that some people only want tangible friendship (photos and stories). I've realized that seemingly kind people can surprise you...

And now I am here. I am left with the important.

I have nothing but real relationships, real worries, and I am choosing to spend my energy on the things that REALLY make me GENUINELY happy.

I think that one of the hardest things to overcome in ourselves is the remnants of adolescence; being naive.