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Okay so here are a few tips I use to help manage my stress, because NGL LIFE IS STRESSFUL.
My favorite stress relief products:This is one of my favorite soup recipes!!! It feels so good to your throat on a cold day. It is also VERY easy to make.
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Okay so I listen to a wide variety of music; I don't really have a favorite. But Lately I have been listening to a lot of EDM music lol. I love the fast paced beat of it. I listen to EDM when I workout because it motivates me. So here a few of my favs...
Other songs besides EDM on repeat...
"What we think, we become,"
-Buddha I absolutely LOVE this quote! What it is saying is that whatever you let fill your brain is what you become. You are your thoughts. I repeat YOU ARE YOUR THOUGHTS. You achieve what you say you can achieve. You work as hard as your brain says you can. You are in complete control over the present. What you are doing right now will only effect your future. I know that probably sounds over whelming, but I want you to take a deep breath and really think about Buddha's quote. The words "what we think, we become," are so powerful in a sense of their simplicity and essence. It is important to apply this quote to your life because you need to come in realization with your self. I want you to examine your thoughts and find out if they are hampering you from being the person you want (and will) become. If you are like me, than your thoughts will be getting in the way of being the person you are set out to be. My personal problem is that I am very impatient and want things to happen right now. If something doesn't happen immediately, than I flip out and lose track of what my dreams were. I almost give up. I start to pity myself and have thoughts such as "nothing ever goes my way," or "I am the most unlucky person in the world." - but GUYS WHAT ARE THESE THOUGHTS GOING TO DO? Are they going to make your life magically better? Will they make your dreams come true? What I have learned in life, is that nothing happens with out a reason. If you are meant to do something you will do it. It is crucial not to give up when you feel like nothing is going your way. The action of not giving up is what determines if a person is dedicated or not. You cannot achieve success without failure. This is the mindset I have set in my brain. I am going to focus my thoughts around not giving up and persevere through failure. I AM GOING TO FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE!!! My thoughts are what are going to enable me to achieve my destiny. Now, enough about me. I want to know what mindset YOU are going to set in your brain to help make your dreams a reality. In order to find that mindset, you are going to have to ask yourself a few questions...
Now, I want you to come up with a few phrases that you are going to repeat to yourself. They are going to be the person you will become. The four questions I just asked you, are going to be the basis to these phrases. Examples of them are "I will become [answer to #1]," "I will [answer to #2]," "I love my [answer to #3]," and "I am going to kick [answer to #4] in the butt." Once you start to fill your mind with those phrases/thoughts you will become the person you have always wanted to become. Isn't it funny how much of a role your brain plays in your everyday life? Exercise your brain by challenging it to have these positive thoughts. Just like anything else, it takes practice to have a this mind set. You are going to become what you want if you practice this exercise everyday. To conclude I am going to ask you to ingrain Buddha's quote in your mind, and DO NOT forget it. What you think is what you are... "Life only comes around once, so do what makes you happy, and be with whoever makes you smile"
- Lately I have been struggling with doing what makes me happy. I want to fit in, and be liked so I hide the things I am passionate about. Everyday I do and act the way I am "suppose" to; I feel like a robot almost. It may not make me happy but it makes others happy. -but that's ok right, because it makes other people happy? -No it is not ok. We deserve to be happy. To do what we love and not have a care in the world about who will judge us. Do not feel like you have to do anything because someone else wants you to. In the end your life is your life, no one else's. I am telling you, if you always do what others want you to do, you will never be happy. Follow your passions and pursue them. Maybe you really enjoy singing, doing makeup, writing, teaching others, math, photography, designing clothes etc. The list goes on & on. Point is whatever you love, DO; and do it to the fullest extent. One day, when your ready, I want you to wake up and make this promise to your self: "from here on out, I am going to do what makes me happy and follow my dreams." Once you do this, be fearless and pursue the promise you made to yourself. THIS IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF. Once you do this, life will become AMAZING. (I know I say that a lot but it's true). You will be happy and content if you are doing what you love, no buts about it. It is hard to be fearless and pursue what makes you happy, especially if it doesn't follow the norm of society. There may be some drawbacks in making this irrational decision about your life, but the positives out weigh the negatives! Do not be afraid of standing out. Maybe your courageous action to pursue your passion will inspire others. Maybe you'll be a role model to others. When you decide in your heart to be brave and bold, things will start to happen. The life you want will start to unfold in front of you. You will feel content and at peace with what surrounds you. Happiness and joy will fill the air you breath. -now yes, things will not be perfect but your decision to fearlessly pursue your passion is the closest thing you can do to achieve perfect. Just let go, unlock the chains that are hampering you from doing what you love, and most importantly do not care what others will think. Make the promise to yourself to live the life you want to, and commit to it. 1. Your Skin But Better CC Cream with SPF 50+2. Ambient lightning bronzer hour glass3. Milani blush (found at CVS)4. Benefit Roller lash mascara5. Cover fix liquid high lighter6. Makeup for ever eyeshadow pallate7. Kat von die liquid eyeliner8. NARS concealer9. Kylie Jener Liquid Lip stick10. Grande Lips Lip PlumperIce Cream- For a good late night treat blend a frozen bananas to make "nice cream." Here are some add in ideas: Ingredients:
Sweet Potato Fries- To me freshly out of the oven sweet potato fries are the best. They smell so good and taste even better Ingredients:
Chocolate Chip Cookies- These are the BEST dairy, gluten, vegan( optional) cookie ever!!! Pancakes-
Love to make these for breakfast. They give you an energy boost to start your day. Ingredients:
This is a great smoothie to drink after a workout or for breakfast Ingredients:
How to make:
Happiness- feeling content or pleasure
Joy- everlasting happiness So first things first... I want you to picture the last time you truly laughed. Think about the people who you were with. Those are the people you should surround yourself with. Ok, now I want you to picture your current friend group. I want you to ask yourself, "Am I myself around them? or do I change to cater their approval? If you answered Yes to the first question than you are with people that bring you up; those are the friends you want to cherish!! Now if you answered yes to the second question (and it is ok if you did), than I think you should reconsider who you surround yourself with. Why hangout with people who you can't act yourself around??? Don't know if its just me, but that doesn't sound like fun. If you constantly feel like an "underdog" or "less-than" your friends, then there is an obvious problem. Friends should LIFT YOU UP and make you more *JOYFUL* (key word). A true friend knows when you are sad, or angry or tired. They not only want to make you feel better, but genuinely care about why you had those feelings in the first place. Rules for a good friend: 1. Treat you with RESPECT. Like the Golden Rule says, "Do unto others, as you would like them to do to you." You are not a toy, therefore you should not be thrown around and poorly treated. A true friend will should admire you, and your personality. 2. Be a two way street. What that means is, a friend should not just consider themselves all the time. To be a true friend you have to do a little of both, LISTEN and TALK. Your friend should give you their FULL attention when you are talking to them, and not be on their phones or focused on anything else. 3. BE KIND to others. They should not only treat you kindly but those around you as well. You want a friend that puts out positive energy in the world because that is who you are associating your self with. Your image is important and if your friend is unkind to others, than there is a problem. 4. Give you the ugly truth, even if you do not want to hear it. A friend should hold you accountable for your actions and not be afraid to tell you when they see a "lesser version" of yourself than they know. 5. Be someone you can have FUN with. The fun I am talking about is TRUE fun, NOT (I repeat) NOT the kind influenced by alcohol or drugs. You should be able to have a good LAUGH with your friend without all that stuff. You should want to go on adventures together and do exciting things. They don't have to be grand, they can be as simple as having JAM SESSIONS or a fun PHOTOSHOOT ( shoutout to Nina for last night). 6. Gives you useful and thoughtful advice. A friend should be able to listen to your problems and give you advice back. The advice I am talking about is the advice that is THOUGHTFULLY and GENUINELY generated through them listening to your problem. 7. Be patient with you. They should know that you are not perfect and that you make mistakes. That being said you have to know they are not perfect as well 8. A good friend should ENJOY your company and LIFT you up. You SHOULD NOT, and I mean that, have to lessen your own self in order to gain their approval. 9. Be someone who you can be your WEIRD self around. Lets face it... everyone is weird in their own way. Your friend should love your "weirdness" and not make you hide it or feel bad about it 10. Defend you. A good friend should stand up for you when you are treated unfairly, and talk nicely about you to others; period. If you are reading this list, and think "Oh shoot, the friends I have right now are not my true friends." Than do not panic, just open your mind up to other people and don't care what people will think if you change friends. I feel like a lot of times people are friends with certain people just for the "image" those people have. We as humans are naturally selfish so this is a normal instinct. - but that being said, we as humans have every right to change that horrible habit. Once you let go of the more "popular" choice, life feels SO FREAKING GOOD. BE FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU AND YOUR CRAZY WEIRD PERSONALITY. If you read this and are like "oh crap, I am not a true friend." Again don't panic. Just remember the advice I have given you with the ten tips and grow through them. Stop caring over your "popular image" and just be. Let go. Be yourself. And most importantly treat those around you KINDLY. |
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