Introspective Musings

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Introspective Musings helps confused young adults craft a well-rounded lifestyle for a memorable life by delving into three core pillars of health, human psychology, and sense of self.

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Hustle for Yourself

We've all heard it time and time again that you have to hustle to achieve dreams, but does that mean we're really hustling for someone else's idea of ourselves? In a day and age centered around health and well-being, being able to hustle has taken a bit of a back seat when in reality, it should be even more prominent. Now's the time to start hustling for yourself with the right tools and mindset!

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Listen to Your Body

How often is it that we push through the heartache and physical pain in life? Our bodies constantly send us messages that we need to take a break or look after ourselves better, but we tend to always ignore them. Why is that? By listening to our bodies, we'll be able to establish a more well-rounded, healthier lifestyle and achieve the longevity that all of us desire. Let's listen to our bodies!

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Finally No Pressure

Logic's retirement album, No Pressure, leaves an indelible mark on its listeners with its messages. No longer under pressure from the industry life of a hip hop rapper, Logic opens up our minds yet again to what truly matters in life and how to set your own priorities. Come learn how to Logically grasp onto your own sense of self and priorities in order to gain a No Pressure sense of clarity!

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Wake Up!

How awake are we truly in our life existence? Anthony De Mello's life work explores our existentialism and tackles the idea of how fully aware we are of anything and everything through his book Awareness. We sleep walk through most of life having a societal model of ideas, but we can fully wake up if we open our mind to the world and conflicting ideas. Let's finally wake up from this nightmare!

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Let Go of the Sand

The art of letting go - a simple yet complex life venture. There is a profound analogy of letting go with holding sand in your palm that I recently heard in a podcast episode between Whitney Cummings and Ramy Youssef. We get too entangled with the idea of control in our daily lives. Come learn how this sand in palm analogy reminded me that we all have that soothing option to be free and let go!

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Feel the Difference

We were all taught to feel and embrace our differences, yet we lost sight of that message during adolescence. In the midst of a global pandemic, now is as great a time as ever to retune with our inner selves and question our values and livelihoods. Come learn how we can feel our differences more truly and authentically while combating the forces that impede the self-transformation we all deserve!

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Stories Are Everywhere

No matter where you're at in this given moment, there is a story that is unfolding with the passing of every second waiting to be documented. We as people are tied together and live for great stories. Stories are waiting to be told and exist anywhere and everywhere around you right now. Come learn how to harness the power of story in order to connect humanity stronger and better than ever!

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Us in Justice

We're living in a truly pivotal moment of history. Justice must be served for people of color, and people are demanding true societal equality. Police defunding has become a large topic of issue to help combat the systemic issues running rampant in society. Learn how we can all work towards abolishing the archaic systems and reshaping society to truly provide equal opportunity to everyone!

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Coping with Stress

Stress is something we all have to deal with and cope with on a near-daily basis. We often take vacations or detoxes from social media in hopes of alleviating the stress, only for it to return soon thereafter. There has to be a better way to cope with stress. Come find out how to manage your stress long-term with methods that can provide daily, consistent results for a healthier and longer life!

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Poetic Last Dance

Six and six-tenths seconds left on the clock. We all have seen the famous lasting image of Michael Jordan's last shot as a Chicago Bull to win his sixth and final NBA championship. That finish was pure poetry in motion in his last act. Let's take a closer look at the man, myth, and legend that became a world phenomenon and understand his journey to that poetic finish to his Chicago Bulls' career.

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Multilingual Lives

Leading a multilingual life has numerous benefits for health and human connection. It's the ability to find similarities and differences in different languages that can broaden our perspective and increase our desire for life's experiences. Just imagine how your travel trips alone would benefit from multilingualism! Learn how leading a multilingual life can enrich your life in unimaginable ways!

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Debunking the Goal-Oriented Mindset

We've been taught to create goals and execute on them ever since we were little. However, there is a weakness in goal setting that needs to be brought to light and debunked. A goal-oriented mindset can have its drawbacks and may not ultimately be for you. Come learn about how systems-thinking is a more flexible, robust, and adaptive approach to tackling issues that goal-setting cannot accomplish.

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Small Defining Moments

Little whispers and taps will always fall your way if you choose to believe a certain way of life for yourself. Explore how to define a clear vision for the life you desire and how that will carry itself out naturally. You will start experiencing defining moments, and life will start coming to you through these moments instead of you having to chase it in the form of well-timed cathartic beats.

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Patience for the Long Run

Being able to look at the long term journey and chart out the small, sequential steps will win every single time. The only issue is being able to stay the course with utmost patience as the grand vision gets closer and closer to realization. We all have the power to execute with patience and can adapt to the ups and downs that come with the journey. Learn more about how to execute with patience!

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Aspire for a Grand Life

Capture inspiration from anything and everything around you. We often are taught to only be value seeking/obtaining creatures throughout life. However, the greatest power comes from being able to generate and spread value to the rest of the world in return from initially taking inspiration from others. We must not settle for the ordinary but aspire for greatness as we all can achieve a grand life!

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Continue to Study Yourself

Detaching yourself from your own self is a pretty metaphysical experience to say the least. Self-ology, or the study of self, is a fascinating pursuit once you can perform this otherworldly detachment to become your own sort of therapist. Find a way to study yourself to be your own harshest critic so that you can be your own natural source for growth for a long time to come! Off to studying now!

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Realizations after Graduating College

No more structure in the form of school poses scary in life after graduating college. More often than not, we allow ourselves to let loose and let our true ambitions go untouched for years on end. Let's take a simple moment to define our future goals and learn from those that have come before us, and their greatness, as we navigate this scary, yet exciting, life after graduating college finally!

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Finding Your Inner Sanctuary

A sense of self is hard to get a good grasp on when the world is constantly bombarding you with shiny things left and right. Finding your own inner sanctuary and zone to just do you is a prized possession in today's world. Your own intuition and inner voice are should be your best friends in life but are often tuned out. Let's block out the external noises to find greater clarity in your own self.

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The Culturescape Phenomenon

The culturescape of how we all should live our lives creates unnecessary pressure. Too many social norms dictate our very being without leaving room for us to gain world experiences to color our own perspectives. Learning to escape from this "black hole" as I call it is no easy feat, but it is all the more worthwhile when you take a step back to view the limitations of the social culturescape.

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Lose Yourself in the Moment

We all have a good story from our lives that paints ourselves ludicrous to the rest of the world. But why does it feel so unbelievably good to be in this otherworldly zone? It's because we lose ourselves in the moment in a state of authentic euphoria. Losing yourself to the moment channels your most authentic self. Embrace that moment and the unique abilities that others simply cannot understand.

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