Meditation
What If Money Was No Object?
We go through life with a goal: to make it through. Often times, we get so caught up in this natural instinct that we forget to actually live.
How often do you ask yourself… ‘Is this what I really want?’
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When you chose your career, did you choose it because it was your dream? Or because it was stable?
When you ended your old flame, was it because it wasn’t working? Or because you were scared that it was working?
When you discovered your true passion, did you pursue the idea? Or put it down because it was ‘unreasonable’?
When you make a decision, do you ask your own self first? Or do you go to someone who you feel would have a rational answer?
If you had an opportunity of the lifetime, would you pull your kids out of school for a memory they will never forget? Or would you stick with the safe option, and dismiss it?
If you only had a month to live, would you continue on as if it wasn’t real? Or would you really start to live?
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“Its absolutely stupid to spend your time doing things you don’t like; to teach your children to follow in the same track. We are bringing up children and educating them to live the same lives we are living so that they might find satisfaction in bringing up their children to do the same.”
What would you do if money was no object?
What would you do if you could do anything in the world?
Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
What do you really desire?
My 1st Nomination!
🌞THE SUNSHINE BLOGGER AWARD 3.0🌞
Thank you so much to 🙂 https://sereneluna.wordpress.com ❤ for nominating my for this award! I am so honored to get this for the first time. It just furthers my confidence that I am on the right track with this blog and that I am resonating with this community! So, I hope you enjoy my answers and have fun with reading this sunshiny post!
Sereneluna has wonderful content! Her poetry is comical, soul-filled, and just beautiful. She has amazing health tips and recipes for some pretty tasty smoothies! I am so looking forward to reading much more of her content and so should all of you! Go follow and check her out ❤ ❤
🌞THE SUNSHINE BLOGGER AWARD RULES🌞
This nomination has some simple rules to follow to make sure the nominations go through with success! They are very easy and fun too!
RULES FOR AWARD:
- Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog so others can find them.
- Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you.
- Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.
- Notify the nominees about it by commenting on one of their blog posts.
- List the rules and display a Sunshine Blogger Award logo on your post and/or your blog site
My Question Responses:
Why did you decide to start a blog?
I chose to start blogging because I wanted to share my views on the world with a community that understands and values my input! I felt that I could give advice that might actually help someone. In a way, I feel this is my little mark, my way of leaving the world with my own personal touch.
What year did you publish your first blog post?
I started my blog this very year! Early 2019!
What is your favorite blog post you’ve written and why?
This is a hard question! I can never decide on anything! It is a real problem in my life 🙂 But, if I had to pick just one, I feel for my own self, it would be a short post that says: “You may always love someone, but it doesn’t mean you’ll always be in-love with them”. This quote has a personal connection to my life, and I feel these small words were the most meaningful to write out ❤
Do you own a pet? If so, what kind?
I have two multipoos that own my heart and soul. They are the sweetest, most adorable, white puff-balls of endless joy and unfailing love ❤
Do you have any routines before you write a blog post?
When I am writing blog posts, I like to find a quiet place in my home to relax and think clearly. Writing my posts is ‘me time’ where I connect with my emotions as well as to the piece I am creating. I like to listen to calming music such as acoustic or piano. Sometimes before I write, I like to find something short and inspiring to read to motivate me 🙂
What motivates you to write? Where do you find inspiration?
What motivates me is my love for human connection and my desire to help people. I am fairly young, but I feel a lot of people can resonate with what I preach, and I feel having a perspective like mine and all my fellow bloggers, is vitally important. I am aspiring to be a journalist, and I feel expressing your opinion is necessary to invoke change and to affect this world for the better!
What is your favorite social media platform and why?
I adore Instagram! It is just so colorful and you can see some really amazing things on there. It is another platform for self-expression, and even if it might not be as welcoming of a community as this, it is still pretty great in my opinion 🙂
Are you a coffee or tea drinker?
I can not stand coffee or even hot tea! But, I absolutely love love love cold tea! It is natural, healthy, and purely delicious.
What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned from blogging?
Before starting this blog, I would have never thought there would be such an accepting and supportive community here- with people that don’t even know each other very personally. I feel so much joy and love in this blogging community ❤ ! I connect with all these people from various parts of the world. Really we all share in a common goal: to share our views and perspectives in hopes that we can make some sort of a difference in many, or even just one, of our reader’s lives!
Are you satisfied with your blog’s progress so far?
I am definitely satisfied! I am so happy that my blog took off as fast as it did! I never expected so much love, support, and wisdom from all these wonderful people
What do you fear the most?
I think what I fear most, to be honest, is to live a life full of regret. To come close to my end and realize that I never did anything impactful or meaningful in my life. I have a fear of never finding love, being abandoned, and evidently dying alone (real dramatic I know but…). I have struggled with my unluckiness in love, even though I am young. People always tell me I have time, but what if I don’t? When I die, I want to be able to say that I loved passionately and did my part to make this world a better place.
🌞THE SUNSHINE BLOGGER AWARD NOMINEES🌞
https://sereneluna.wordpress.com/
https://millenniallifecrisis.org/
https://charliecountryboy.wordpress.com/
https://orkidedatter.wordpress.com/
QUESTIONS FOR THE NOMINEES:
1. Who inspires you most in your life? What traits do you admire about them?
2. Why is blogging important to you?
3. What is your favorite type of sky?
4. What do you hope to get out of blogging?
5. Do you have any hobbies (besides blogging)?
6. Favorite place you have traveled or wish to travel to? And why?
7. What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned throughout your life?
8. Sweet or sour? And why?
9. Weirdest, craziest, or just most interesting dream you have ever had!?
10. What is your #1 goal in life?
11. Are you satisfied with where you are in life right now?
❤ ❤ With lots of love I send out this post! You don’t have to participate, and that’s perfectly okay. Just know all of your content is valued and reaching people in a positive way 🙂
🌞The Sunshine Blogger Award 3.0🌞
I have been nominated by Sereneluna for the Sunshine Blogger Award! This is my first nomination since I started my blog and I am so honored! Thank you so much 🙂 I will respond with my own questions and nominees in a short while. Go check out my nominator’s amazing blog: https://sereneluna.wordpress.com
Whoever is reading this post, thank you for taking time out of your day to connect with me! I hope you are all doing well. It’s time for yet another Sunshine Blogger Award! I had originally planned to split up the Sunshine Blogger Awards throughout the week but my laptop is unreliable right now. It keeps crashing on me every half-hour because there is something wrong with the cooling fan.
The Sunshine Blogger Award is per recognition award for bloggers who inspire readers by promoting positivity and bringing joy. Thank you, Ilona, for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. This is the third award that I have been nominated for and I am excited to participate in the Q&A yet gain.
Ilona has a popular blog called easydiet.blog, and her blog is one of my personal favorites. She takes the time to connect with her readers and she’s a…
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Economics
A little different than the usual…
But this is something I strongly recommend you make yourself aware of and stay informed on these issues.
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”
-Albert Einstein
This quote just struck me when I came across it because it is such a powerful truth- I completely agree. I believe that this very thing will ruin our world if we don’t start doing something about it. If we as a nation, as individuals, think we can just stand by and let the atrocities of this world happen, then we are already doomed. With things that don’t effect us as individuals, maybe even that we aren’t fully aware of, it can be easy to just say ‘let someone else deal with it’. But, if we continue to just make those excuses, continue to be bystanders, nothing will change- it will only get worse.
International Bill of Rights
- The right to equality and freedom from discrimination.
- The right to life, liberty, and personal security.
- Freedom from torture and degrading treatment.
- The right to equality before the law.
- The right to a fair trial.
- The right to privacy.
- Freedom of belief and religion.
- Freedom of opinion.
Yet these horrible things have happened… and are still happening in our world today:
- Genocide
- The poverty crisis
- Conditions in sweat shops
- Unfair trials
- Prostitution
- Torture and abuse
- Child labor
- Slavery
- Rape
- The denial of education
It is all about the money- What can we gain out of doing this? How will this benefit us? It seems nobody does anything out of the kindness of their hearts anymore; there’s always strings attached!
WE NEED TO TAKE A STAND- THE SMALL ACTIONS MATTER!
We need to be aware of these unjust actions, not turn a blind eye, and not just let these, as well as plenty more atrocities, go unnoticed.
These are a few resources if you would like to look further into this topic:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/united-states
It’s My Life
It’s my life
It’s now or never
I ain’t gonna live forever
“I just wanna live while I’m alive”
Bon Jovi- It’s My Life
There is so much truth in this! Something as simple as a song lyric can change your perspective. 🙂
A Powerful Truth
“If you’re pushing the edge, eventually, you find the edge.”
-Jimmy Chin
Making Our Mark
“I’m going to die one day probably without ever having left my mark on this silly little planet. I’m going to die an anonymous, meaningless speck of dust.”
I feel a lot of us have this fear that we aren’t going to leave our marks. We constantly have this question in our minds about what our purpose is in life. I myself am scared to leave this world without leaving my mark. When you think about it, what is the point in living if you don’t make some kind of difference- if you don’t somehow justify your existence. It is really scary to think about.
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I wanna do something better with the time I’ve been given
I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life
And leave nothing less than something that says, “I was here”
– “I Was Here,” sung by “Lady Antebellum.”
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“Maybe we have this mindset because we have always been told things like “you only live once” and deep down we all want that ‘once’ to be just significant enough. Although we do know that our ‘once’ isn’t gonna make any difference to this world with such a vast number of people all living their ‘once’. “Oblivion is inevitable” (John Green). But still who wouldn’t want to leave a trace of their existence knowing that this is all you are gonna get. We all know that one day, we are gonna die. For a while our loved ones will be devastated, they will cry. But eventually, they will move past it because they will get busy with their ‘once’. Years after, your great grand children will not even know your name- even though you are the reason for their mere existence, yet they possibly wouldn’t care about yours.” –a wise soul
But, this is how life works. This is what our existence is for. It isn’t to be remembered for who we were, but for what we did. People don’t have to know our names for something to really count. It is about the nameless gestures that we do, the things we do when nobody is watching, the things we do that we don’t even realize. Making a mark in this world, in our lives, doesn’t have to be big. Something as simple as touching one person by doing on single thing is making a mark. Who knows, that one thing could even change the trajectory of that person’s whole life- and shouldn’t that be enough?
A Question Of Sacrifice
Interesting view point! Thoughts??
We have a choice…
To live our life in fast motion or slow- there isn’t really an in-between.
This means either taking the bad times in life slowly, but making the good times last..
Or making the bad times go by faster, but letting the good times in life slip by fast too.
…And at some point, we have to make that sacrifice.
Living Life And Moving Forward
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“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.”
“Don’t let anyone tell you how to live your life.”
“Lost time is never found again.”
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
“When a thing is done, it’s done. Don’t look back. Look forward to your next objective.”
“There are many ways of going forward. But only one way of standing still.”
“The two most important days in your life are: the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.”
“It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.”
“Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.”
Hope's Corner 