Introspective Musings

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Motivation to Live Healthy

Constantly living a healthy lifestyle can be taxing and lead us to periods of laziness and lack of motivation. How do people stick with a healthy mindset and routines all the time? Motivating yourself to be healthy and live a long, healthy life is difficult indeed, but it is doable. Come learn some tips to help motivate yourself to start living a healthy life today and for the rest of your life!

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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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Functional Fitness

The fitness industry prides itself on getting a lean, chiseled look, but does that truly benefit the most basic aspects of your life? Functional fitness is a type of training focused on working on multiple joints and muscles to mimic your everyday activities, such as sitting down. Come learn how to train to enhance a better quality of life for your common daily tasks with functional training!

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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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Mate for the Morning

Yerba mate is a popular South American hot tea drink that is mostly unknown to the Western world. With numerous health benefits and the associated social experience, mate makes for a great replacement to your daily caffeine fix of coffee in the morning. I've recently adopted the drink and am hooked! Come learn more about the history and health benefits of yerba mate and how to prepare it yourself!

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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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Night Night

Night time routines and sleep are so often overlooked as part of our normal day to day lives. Finding a quality way to wind down from the hustle and bustle of the day plagues most people and leads to the vicious cycle of just getting by. Come learn some tips and tricks that will help aid you in building your own unique night time routine to give you better sleep and a better quality of life!

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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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Exercise Circuits

The fitness world has drastically changed in 2020 with the global outbreak of coronavirus. Our normal day to day lives has adapted to staying inside more as a result. Our health and fitness routines and goals shouldn't go out of the window just because of the times. Come find out how exercise circuits with little equipment can rewire your mind towards health and fitness during these trying times!

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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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Shhh Brain...

Our brains create white noise unnecessarily that leads to random, negative thoughts and feedback loops. This has led to higher levels of anxiety and stress in the world. Think about how often you lay in bed at night overthinking and overcomplicating your thoughts and ideas. Why allow these racing thoughts to take control of us? Come learn how to shush your brain once and for all for a better life!

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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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Music for the Mind

Music has transformative power in shaping the human mind. We've grown up with music and seemingly can't live without it on a daily basis. The stories music tells resonates with us deeply on an emotional basis. However, it can lead us into some dark spaces if not dealt with carefully. Our music choices hold power like none other. Come learn how to best tailor your music choices for a healthy mind!

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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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What to Eat..?

Food - our biggest love and biggest enemy at the same time. We all want to keep up with the health crazed trending world but have a tough time coming to grips with the nutrition aspect of the puzzle. We constantly ask ourselves what to eat but feel guilty about our food choices. Come check out some tips to help guide you in deciding what to eat day to day without overcomplicating the process!

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Living with an Irregular Sleep Routine

Not a morning person. Not a night owl neither. There are some of us who are these morning owl night person somethings that feel out of sorts in the structured world we live in today. We seemingly struggle with an irregular sleeping routine. Let's take a look at how to find normalcy in operating a tad bit different from others while still allowing everyone to do what is most natural for themselves.

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The Eternal Love/Hate Relationship with Writing

Writers have an undying love to bring stories to life on the page. However, their relationship with writing hits rocky patches throughout the creation of those stories. Writing is a love/hate relationship that excites and frustrates the most common to even the most seasoned writer, but it is one that we wouldn't give up for the world. Learn more about writers' love-hate relationship to writing!

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