Saturday Reminders: Find Your Inspiration

While I go off to study and produce a brilliant paper, I hope you find inspiration in whatever you do today.

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It's Both My Blessing And My Curse - I Wonder If It Bothers People?

I wasn't always a super strong person, because I didn't always have to be. Wait, let me rephrase that: I never knew how strong I was. My parents and grandmother did an excellent job at making sure I never had to know the extent of my strength for a very long time. I love them, and I also hate them for this. Why hate? Because if I had known just how strong I was early on, things would have gone very differently for me! Maybe they knew this and thats why they worked so hard to protect me.

Once I discovered how strong I was, everything did change. I started thinking differently, believing differently. When you know you can carry it, the weight of the world might as well equate to the weight of a feather. I'm not going to lie, it was scary. I had a lot going on, a lot of really traumatic really stressful things going on; but they weren't bother me. Don't get me wrong, I'm a teenage girl, I had and still have moments, breakdowns, episodes even, but not over the heavy things, at least not often. I don't understand it, at all; but I refuse to question it, because I like it.


I sometimes do wonder if it makes people around me uncomfortable. That I can spend days, even weeks alone by preference. That I can so easily remove negative people from my life. That I can be so open, and say heavy things, without even the slightest flinch. It must be uncomfortable, but I honestly cannot help it. And I would never change it. At the end of the day if I knew all I had was me, myself, and God, I'd be okay, thats a pretty powerful team.

The inner strength within me is not exclusive to me. I cannot fathom God making hundreds of billions of people, and only giving this strength to one person, it's not like him! So this strength that enables me to be okay, calm, and have peace, everyone has. You can be just as strong, you can manage on your own. You were created with everything you will ever need, that alone should provide a feeling of strength.

This day inspired me to write this, to remind myself of something I already know. I truly pity those who underestimate me, or consider me to the "average girl". Boy, do they have it wrong. I guess this is why I consider it a blessing and a curse, because when people are intimidated or afraid of something, or someone, they are quick to underestimate and challenge it. I'm always up for a challenge!

My Ambitions: Photography

I really admire photographers, people who can capture moments in time; it find it fascinating. I would love to own a powerful camera and travel the world. Taking pictures of things and places, not people; there are enough pictures of people.

Travel to London to see Big Ben and the London Eye.

Go to New York, and take a picture of the same skyline at different points in the day, just to see what difference the sun makes.

Go to Paris, and snap flicks of fashion icons sipping Cappuccino and lovers strolling past the Eiffel Tower.

And go some place like India, where the culture is nothing like my own. Experience everything, try everything, taste everything, taking pictures to document the entire thing.

How incredible would my life be if I spent a year, or two, or three just traveling and photo journaling my experiences. I would love it.

(All photos curtesy of weheartit.com and tumblr.com) 

New Right Life: Pescetarian

I've decided that I want to make a major lifestyle change; I'm going pescetarian! 

definition: A pescetarian diet excludes land animals and birds, but includes fish, mollusks, and crustaceans in addition to fruits, vegetables, plants, legumes, nuts, and grains.  Eggs and dairy may or may not be present in the pescetarian's diet.

So basically, eating surf instead of turf.

I've wanted to give up meat for a while now, but becoming a vegetarian seemed too complicated and too much of a commitment for me. The plus side to being a pescetarian is that I get the benefits of vegetarianism without having to give up my favorite foods. Grilled salmon, fresh fish, and shrimp are all favorites of mine. The health benefits of a pescetarian lifestyle are endless and I can't wait to enjoy all of them.

Learn more about being a pescetarian here.

Sabsung: Whatever It Is That Makes You Happy To Believe Alive

I don't get ideas the way other people do; I don't just think it and do it. I wish I could be that way sometimes, just have an idea and instantly after manifest something tangible; but I can't. My idea process is just that, a process. It requires time, multiple inspirations, and meditation. But after this process is done, and I get one step closer to manifesting that something tangible, the results are always well worth the wait. And when I do get ideas, and they finally do manifest into something tangible, they usually help me get one step closer to discovering my passions and what make me happy.


Living a Sabsung lifestyle in which you find something, anything, that sparks passion within you, and go for it. Make something of it, do something with it. The best way to insure that you end up doing something you love in the future, is to do the things you love in the present. Everyday is an opportunity to explore your interest and determine your passions. And once you identify your passions, you start to get ideas about them. And then, more quickly for some than others, those ideas become actions.

Everyone should have something (NOT someone) that makes them happy. Everyone should have that one thing that they do with their life that makes them glow when they speak about it. Everyone should find their Sabsung. What's yours?

"Without Goals, and Plans to Reach Them, you are Like a Ship That has set Sail With no Destination" -- Fitzhugh Dodson

I've found that writing something down, whether it be a to do list or a quick memo to self, forces you to commit more to the words. So, I've decided that each month, I'm going to write out a list of goals I want to accomplish during that month. That way, I can focus on a short term list of ambitions as well as committing to achieving them. This is the lineup for this month:

1. Read one proverb from the bible daily that matches the date (i.e On the 3rd read Proverbs 3...), and find one or two versus that really stand out to my life. Write these down and tape them to the wall next to my desk for motivation.

2. Work out at least twice a week, no matter how crazy my schedule gets! The freshman 15 is unacceptable and should be avoided by any means necessary!

3. Call home more, remember that sometimes, everyone just needs to hear from me the same way I need to hear from them. 

4. Read at least two books that aren't school related and are about or written by someone of another culture. This will help expand my vocabulary and make me more cultured, everyone loves a girl with culture!

5. Journal every night. This is a push seeing as how by the end of my nights the only thing I want to curl up with are my pillows, and not a journal; however, this is necessary. I want to be able to look back 10, 20, even 30 years from now and compare where I was to were I am. 

What are your goals for October? 

Think Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In case you didn't know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Tons of websites and blogs worldwide are going pink for the entire month of October; meaning that the owners of these sites and blogs will try to incorporate pink into their websites somehow. I am proud to say that my blog is one of those blogs :) There is always some way to support a cause, nothing is too small!

Facts and Statistics:
About 1 in every 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. After lung cancer, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death of women ages 35-54. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2009, approximately 192,370 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and approximately 40,610 will die. Only 5% to 10% of breast cancers occur in women with a clearly defined genetic predisposition for the disease. The majority of breast cancer cases are "sporadic," meaning there is no direct family history of the disease. The risk for developing breast cancer increases as a woman ages. (SOURCE)


I don't know anyone directly who has be diagnosed with breast cancer, but like the facts say, it can happen to any woman. It is so important to arm yourself with facts and knowledge and to remain as healthy as possible. The best way to protect yourself from whats out their is to know whats out there.

Go pink this October, show your support, and save the tatas!