Pizza and Positivity

I am fully aware that I am a highly empathetic person. I easily absorb the feelings of others. I feel everything. All the time. Deeply. I usually think this is a positive thing but, boy does it feel like a negative thing sometimes.  It is mentally and physically draining It can be extremely depressing it can be lonely It can feel like the weight of the world is on me It can cause conflict with my own feelings It makes me seem "emotional" It intensifies my own emotions  overthinking ugly crying  It leaves me feeling helpless and useless that I can not help everyone or ease everyone's feelings  there is no on or off switch  can be hard to manage at times  On the other hand, empathy is the root of compassion and lord knows this world needs more compassion. Empathy also ... helps me to always look at both sides/all perspectives and to push others to do the same  causes less selfishness has made me a better friend  has connected ...

I have been wanting to write a post on self love for a while but I have struggled to adequately and accurately express the complexity of self love, or at least my view of it. Here is my best try. What exactly does it mean to love yourself ? How do you attain self love? How do you exercise self love? How to you retain self love? Why must you love yourself ? Self love isn’t as simple as just treating yourself or thinking highly of yourself, but those are very much a part of it. Here are all the parts that I believe make up self love.  Acceptance   Accepting yourself exactly the way you are. Accepting your past, your present. Accepting your journey, your story. Acceptance does not mean you remain stagnant but that you are at peace with yourself. Love yourself enough to not compare yourself to others. You are unique. You are important. You have purpose. You are not better than or less than. You are beautifully you.  Love Loving the crap out of yourself. Your m...

When most people think of a bucket list, they think of a list of all the crazy things someone wants to do before they die. There are indeed, a lot of crazy things I would like to do before I die, so I thought I’d share that part of my bucket list. Those close to me know I am always down for anything and that I live for an adrenaline rush…which is interesting because most of the people in my life are the opposite….so I will probably be completing most of these activities solo lol. Not all these activities are crazy, some are just things I haven’t had the opportunity to do yet. None of these activities are attached to a location. I figured that would only make them harder to complete and I have a whole section for travel and places I want to visit. ·          Skydive ·          Bungee Jump ·          Hang glide ·        ...