Reflections – the Conversations 256

28 Oct

On Choosing To Be Brave.

Naks6 CommentsLife, Living, Mental wellness, Pockets of Wisdom

“I made a resolve then that I would amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.” — Colonel Sanders Ahhh… that quote hit me hard in the chest when I read it. It perfectly summed up something I am trying to work towards and ends with such a strong statement, ‘I know!’ I want a confident life. Not the kind of confidence that leads to…

29 Jul

To Know And Behold…

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

HOW TWO YEARS HAVE COMPLETELY CHANGED US... Sometimes I find it intriguing the meanings we attach to words or things. I read something the other day that stated, “Suffering is coming to the place where we finally feel the truth that being human is being limited.” If there is a singular thread that ran through all our existences last and this year, then it had to be the common thread of suffering. And with it, pain. In suffering, we are fully aware of our own limitation as human beings. And when we come face to face with our own limitations,…

28 Feb

Could Your ‘Ideals’ Be Holding You Back?

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

“It's my choice to be beautiful. It's my choice to be ugly. And it's my choice to decide what those words actually mean.” ― Virginia Petrucci A lot of the ideals we believe in were taught to us at an early age. And we carry them with us all the way into our adult lives. But, in some cases, these ideals could be keeping us in chains. An ideal is a level of perfection that exists only in imagination. It’s the idea that something is perfect or conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence. The standards that most…

05 Nov

Dear Self, Let’s Dive Into The Story…

C256 Member0 CommentsLetters To Self

Self, Has it ever crossed your mind that we are more of what’s inside of us than what we show on the outside? Often times you placed yourself in a position of lacking so that the person that is in need could be happy with you, not because you wanted validation from them but because you thought that their happiness made you complete without realising that it instead, made you feel empty. By empty I do not mean sad, by empty I do not mean needy, by empty I do not mean lacking, But it was like digging a void…

05 Apr

Lockdown Requests…

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

The whole world is facing a crisis. There is an inescapable sense of anxiety, stress, and uncertainty. We’re living in a time that will make history but we’re living in it feeling helpless. In moments of such fear, we are forgetting about connection, compassion and community. We might all be facing the same thing but we are being affected by it differently. This is my humble request. That we choose compassion. For some people, life was already tough before the pandemic. There are people who were fighting illnesses, life threatening disease, struggling with basic needs, burying loved ones, trying to…

26 Mar

Stuck In An Ocean of Confusion…

Naks0 CommentsLiving

In the twenty three years I've been here, I have never seen anything like this. The whole world is in a place of uncertainty. We are outwardly directed and yet inwardly confused. We are scared, we are afraid, we are confused and in the midst of confusion, it’s hard to remain calm and it’s hard to be kind. It’s hard to remain happy when you’re inwardly confused. It's hard to see the good when the world around you is falling into chaos. When things get tough, it’s common for us to only be aware of our flaws. This virus...it does…

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