Lifestyle and Self Healing

This past Sunday, i had the pleasure of taking my boyfriend to the Huntington Library for his Christmas gift. He's never been there but i have, only once though and that was a while back. It was lovely that day, it was nice and chilly but still sunny. We only had about 3 hours to spare though because we got there a little bit later, but it ended up being just fine because we were able to see the gardens we wanted to see. I took about 3 photos, and just soaked in the overall memories of what happened that day.  This photo was by the Chinese garden area, and it was a little pond area filled with koi fishes.  This was taken over at the Japanese garden, they had beautiful trees and beautiful bamboo sticks, this tree stuck out to me because it was filled with so many yellow leaves, below it was a pile of yellow leaves that had fallen.  And this photo was taken near the entrance/ exit to the overall botanical garden, I don't recall the statues name, but it was be

I've always been more on the passive side, and i think it's due to my upbringing. Each experience i've experienced has leaned me to become more passive rather than aggressive. I love my sensitivity and i love the strengths i have with being a bit more passive,  but there's definitely a line that needs to be drawn to where no one could also take advantage of me. So just recently i was confronted with the idea of being more assertive as it would help out in my career but it'd also help out in my overall daily life. I need to be able to step back and analyze my conscious decisions of always saying yes to people. I want to stop that initial thought of saying yes just because i'd like to help out, i know my intentions are good and what my truest form is, i'm a helper, naturally i like to exist and participate with anything i can. I would like to even mention that at times i can switch and become this leader, an advocate who wants to speak out for things i'

The Season for Holidays is already here, and to be quite honest i'm not entirely sure i'm ready for it all. Holidays can be either a joy or a stressor for some, but why? Some people are excited for winter to come so they can spend quality time with family and plan for parties while others may find it to be too much to handle and worry about their own finances. Right now i'm experiencing a little bit of both, i'm stressed out with the time we're currently in because it's time that finals are coming around the corner and i'm also planning out gifts for everyone. Luckily most of my shopping is done already but there's still a few that i need to give gifts for. My life has been a little bit busier now so managing time for the holidays would be something i need to do for myself and for others around me. I hope everyone has a stress free holiday season. I'd like to share a helpful video to you all in time for the Holiday Season