Be a fountain, not a drain.
Occasionally, you’ll encounter people who consume and drain your valuable time and energy. And perhaps there have even been times when you have drained other people’s energy. As they say, it is much better to be a fountain, rather than a drain. What do I mean by that? I mean that we should all strive to vibrate higher, and put out energy that focuses on giving love, light, and positivity. And to do that, we
You’re not dying, you just can’t think of anything good to do.
In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, When Cameron is home sick, Ferris decides to play hooky at home. He tells Cameron to come over and pick him up so they can do something. Cameron claims that he is sick, feels like he is dying and can’t. Ferris responds, “You’re not dying, you just can’t think of anything good to do.” It is easy to succumb to the monotony of our daily lives. It can cause us
There’s a benefit to losing: you get to learn from your mistakes.
It’s not a good feeling when you lose or fail at anything, especially when you have worked hard and poured your heart and soul into something and it doesn’t work out. It’s natural to feel disappointed when this happens, but sometimes you end up internalizing the failure and see it as a reflection of your own value and capabilities. Rather than seeing yourself as a person who has failed, you end up seeing yourself as
Being famous on Instagram is like being rich in Monopoly.
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you already have an idea about how I feel about social media. While it can be a great way to connect with others, it also has a dark side. With the social media boom, and tons of new apps and platforms still popping up regularly, it’s become more normal to be what some may call “Insta-famous.” But to me, being famous on Instagram (or any other
We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.
While emotional support is beneficial in our relationships, when one is overly dependent on another, it creates an unhealthy, ineffective dynamic. Not only is it an unfair burden to place on someone else, but it can also make the person who is too dependent being in a constant state of insecurity, which can create a lot of unintended drama. Emotional dependency can happen in all kinds of relationships, not just romantic. A person with emotional
Not all were born into a period worthy of them.
Confession – sometimes I don’t really want to be here. And by that, I mean, exist in our world as it is today. This is a feeling I get every now and again when people behave really shitty. In those moments, I feel like my soul was meant to live during another time when things weren’t so crazy in the world like they are today. Of course, I probably romanticize what those times were like.
Anger clouds the mind. Turned inward, it is an unconquerable enemy.
One of my favorite cartoons to watch with my kids on Saturdays was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I always found that Splinter had the best advice, and my favorite saying was, “Anger clouds the mind. Turned inward, it is an unconquerable enemy.” It also reminds me of Master Yoda’s wisdom about anger leads to hate and suffering. This is to simply say that holding onto anger is toxic to our well-being and can infiltrate every
Who do you love? You love a car.
In the 1986 movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris borrows Cameron’s father’s prized 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder. Worried about his dad seeing the change in miles on the odometer, Ferris promises his friend that they will be able to preserve the original odometer mileage on the vehicle when they get home. After their day of adventure, they come home, lift up the car and leave it in place and put the car in