THE POSITIVITY MINDSET

October update: been a crazy year since I have began posting my writing on Instagram and thought it would be great to reflect on what I have learned so far. :) One thing that I have learned by posting my writing on social media is that vulnerability is a good thing and in order to grow as a person you have to be vulnerable to not just others, but yourself. We all make mistakes, work waaaay harder than necessary, and sometimes we can be hard on ourselves by setting very high expectations. Being vulnerable means being able to accept our limitations, and not letting those limitations stop us, but help us be the best possible version of ourselves day in and day out. I am my own biggest critic - something I have struggled with over the past year of putting my writing online. By being vulnerable, showing pieces of my experiences, and letting others in on what happens in my mind, the overthinking and negative thoughts I have about my own pieces decreases and is substituted by just an overa...

Nothing is ever guaranteed in life; it is the inevitable. -Unknown-    No matter how meticulous we plan everything to the last detail, things never go as planned that is for sure. It is a lesson I have learned numerous times and still relearn. I'm the type of person that likes to be in control, know all the variables included in situations and the outcomes. And when things do not go as planned, (although adventure sounds like fun), I get anxious. These past few months have flown by and it's crazy how some things have been out of my control, yet I'm still here as surpring as that sounds to me. The amount of times I have put myself out there, out of my comfort zone and actually been rewarded, connected with new individuals I can now call my friends, and had a good time makes me realize that it is okay to not know the results that will happen but to try anyways. In order to grow as a person all I can account for is what I do today. As much as I can plan, tomorrow is not gua...

A conversation awhile ago with someone sparked this post so bear with me if it sounds like I am rambling and venting...cause I am. Either way enjoy and leave a comment on what you think :) And if you have not already check out my writing on IG: cagedfeelingss ~Good Vibes Only~ _______________ I look in the mirror every morning and see just the features that make up my face. Two eyes squinting groggily from the lack of sleep, one nose slightly long, two lips puckered up hiding a smile I have grown to despise. There is nothing more to those average features. Yet when he came into my life he brought these features alive. Eyes always shining with mischief, nose constantly smelling flowers for days, and lips swollen from the million kisses rained on them daily. Yet just as quickly as the happiness came, it disappeared too unfortunately. Eyes that were once shining with innocence now turn downwards, the sight of the reflection in the mirror too much to look at for more than what is nece...

I hate making new year resolutions as I never actually go through with them or they fall apart forgotten a week or two later; yet this is different. 2017 was the year of change and now 2018 will be the year of continual growth and positivity :)  Going to be more active with everyone I encounter in life. Replacing my "I'm sorry's" with "thank you's" and instead of making up excuses and saying "Sorry I'm late" I shall be saying more of "thanks for waiting for me". Positive thinking is only effective with positive actions and will definitely shift the way not only how you think and feel about yourself but others as well. It will also improve relationships with others who will receive gratitude instead of negativity and that is ultimately how the world will change. Go forward with gratitude and see how effective your day becomes the minute you decide to think more positively :) No more excuses and instead will own up to how my actio...

In life we come across so many different kinds of people that all have different  intentions with you, but before you can learn to love someone else, you have to learn to  love yourself first. Self love is just as important as anything else, and to be okay in just  the company of yourself is a learning process that is just as important as learning to be  comfortable in the presence of others.  The difference between giving up and taking a rest is oh so important. You might have given it everything you have got but not make it. Remember to disregard everything that comes after the word but. You’ve written over 100 exams, and gotten a perfect score in some and scored  miserably in others, but do you remember your 9th grade math score? Do you even  remember 9th grade math? Education is so important but not the stress and  competitive grading that comes along with it. If you get a low score or even fail, not  much will happen – you will get ...

I always thought my lover would be my better half, my other half that completes me. Yet when I gave you my everything you turned away and left, never looking back. With a single touch you crumbled the walls around my heart. You left me to rebuild the walls and here I am. rising from the destruction caused by you I am standing once again. And now i do not need you for validation, for acceptance, I do not need you. I complete myself, I am not half of anything. After the destruction comes the resurrection and, I am my own before anyone else's. I am my own and never yours.