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Perspective: the silver lining in every situation

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Take a minute to really understand and grasp the meaning behind these pictures. These two pictures are powerful, and should serve as daily reminders that there is always a silver lining behind every difficult situation.


“Baby, don’t you know, all o’them tears gon’ come and go. Baby you just gotta make up your mind that every little thing is gonna be alright.” Be Alright- Ariana Grande

As creatures of habit, and ones that tend to find little things to bitch about, it is important to start changing your perspective and mindset for the better. Behind every hard situation is something beautiful waiting to be revealed. Take a minute to think of something you have gone through, and now think of why you’re grateful that situation happened.

In 8th grade I went through severe depression. I started counseling, my dad called the principal to see if changing schools would be the best option, and no one understood what was going on. I was in a horrible rut. I cried every day, I had no appetite, I had no desire to go to school, I was confused about life and who I was. I was scared of everything, and it was a horrible horrible time in my life. For months I was like this. BUT the silver lining that came to light was that when I came out of my depression I turned into the most outgoing, goofy, more confident little lady. Looking back, I am so glad I had to go through that to find out who I was. Obviously I didn’t learn everything about myself, but it turned me into a confident girl, ready to take on challenges that did not scare her, and I am so proud of who I was and who I turned into. The flower picture above is what describes this situation most. I BLOOMED after my depression.

I have gone through three break ups. Three heart breaks that were devastating and horrible, where my first two boyfriends really fucked me up mentally and it was so so challenging to get through those. But I learned new things about relationships, myself, what I wanted out of a guy, and re-learned how amazing I was!

“It’s like something has to die to help you realize – damn I feel alive.” Alive – Kehlani


During the hard times, find the positives! I know its hard, trust me!! But once you focus on your mentality, and focus on having a healthier mentality, you are starting the journey to a more positive lifestyle and attitude! Becoming a more positive person takes practice! It’s not a switch that you can flip, but a mentality that takes time to form and deploy in your daily life.

So start practicing! And if you’re going through a hard time right now, please know that there is something beautiful and magical awaiting to be unfolded and discovered. I STRONGLY believe that everything happens for a reason, so please continue on working on being the happy, positive person that you can be, and then life will show you kindness and love back. God gives you what you need, and He shows you what you don’t need. He teaches us these beautiful lessons, and we HAVE to trust Him.

Today I Put Myself First

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I’ve been going through a harsh slump, and it’s really really fun. *rolling my eyes* Last night was pretty tough, and I could not quiet my mind. Tears were flowing, and I could not fall asleep for the life of me.


“Oh, you don’t know what sadness means
‘Til you’re too sad to fall asleep
One day I’ll be snoozing peacefully
But surely not today, surely not today”

Not Today -Alessia Cara

Today I did something I’ve never done before, and I chose to put myself over work. I came into work per usual, and at 9 am I was CRASHING. I was contemplating falling asleep at my desk (as if), and knew that it was going to be a rough eight hours if I didn’t do something. I was not about to get coffee, because that wasn’t going to solve this slump or my sleepiness. I decided to go home and sleep for a couple of hours. Yep. I know what you’re thinking, and you’re maybe judging me right now. “Why didn’t you just power through?”,or “You can’t just do that whenever you feel like it.” WELL DUH.

Let me make it clear: I don’t do this. I never want to lose hours at work, and when I was in school, I never wanted to be in class because I knew I could have been making money. I LOVE working and getting that bread. BUT I know myself , I know my body, I know what I’ve been going through these past couple of days, and when your body speaks, YOU LISTEN. So yes, I went home, took a much-needed two hour nap, and you know what? I woke up in a much better mood. My slumpiness was still hovering over my head, but I felt so much better. I felt more prepared to finish my day, and to head back to work. I probably won’t do that anytime soon, but I’m really glad I did it.

Today I put myself first. We cannot always choose work over ourselves, or always choose others over us, etc. Sometimes, we need to recognize our body and our feelings and make the decision to be a little selfish.

Today I put myself first, and it was the best decision I made all day. Choose YOURSELF sometimes, because no one else is going to do it for you?

Elevator for one, please.

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Have you ever noticed that once you step into an elevator, the doors close and all that was on the outside is silenced? The chaos of the world is on the outside, and you are enclosed in a silent box. It’s peaceful when you notice yourself in that quiet, unbothered moment.

My work is on the 6th floor in a bank downtown. Everyday I step inside the silent box to go up and down, and the rides where I am alone are my favorite. Shut in, with peaceful 10 second silence is always nice as my chaotic work space awaits me. We’re not always going to be filled and surrounded with silence like moments in an elevator. But when we are in those moments, it’s best to appreciate and savor them. It’s the small things in life that really give us something to hold onto. I enjoy my alone time. I enjoy peace and quiet. I enjoy the small things.

Why can’t life be more like an elevator ride? More of peace and sanity, less of the chaotic matter that is constantly visible. Do you ever notice that once you step outside the peace of your own home, that you are now stepping into chaos? Sounds illuminate from all around and silence has vanished.

Appreciate the smaller things. Notice the surroundings before you and recognize that the luxuries of life are all around, in the most odd of places. Maybe it’s an elevator?