Sometimes I find myself reminiscing on the past. Reminiscing on memories can be healthy when reflecting for improvement or refreshing when reflecting for pure enjoyment; however, there’s a healthy balance that needs to happen when journeying into the past because one could get caught up...
Author: aaliyahinspired
“How much help do you really need?” rang in my ears as I paused the Youtube video I was watching. I can’t remember the exact Youtuber I was watching, but when they asked that question in the context of self-help literature, it threw me for...
It’s easier to love what you can’t see. Uwade, Nostalgia The Minimalists posted a tweet that summarizes a concept I’ve been struggling with for the past few months now. The tweet simply said, “sometimes letting go of shoulds is more freeing than letting go of...
“It’s better to live a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way.” Alan Watts If you were to ask me to describe my ideal life, it would go something like this: the days...
I always wondered what the people I consider role models have in common. It wasn’t until recently that I actually sat down and questioned what my top three role models had in common. I came to the conclusion that they all had and followed one...
If March was a person, she or he (or they) would be that person who’s so under-appreciated and overlooked until they do something out of the ordinary that inevitably makes people start paying attention to them. March is a month that I never attach any...
Do you ever have moments in life where your whole world comes crashing down around you due to some thought-provoking quote, discussion, or experience? I can specifically pinpoint the moments in my life where I experienced this feeling, and I noticed that most of my...
5 Ways to Protect Your Energy From Unhealthy Habits
posted by: aaliyahinspired
March 4, 2021
Oxford Languages defines the word “protect” as to “keep safe from harm or injury”. So when it comes to protecting something, it requires a certain level of awareness and attention. The word “protect” also signals a sense of importance to whatever needs protecting; if something...
This month was very transformational for me. Although February is shorter than the average month, it was jammed packed with new experiences, self-realizations and, of course, new obsessions. As always, I have my top five obsessions for the month of February I would like to...
Why I Decided To Become a Minimalist
posted by: aaliyahinspired
February 11, 2021
My journey with minimalism started two years ago when I started listening to The Minimalists podcast. Before diving into the world of Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Fields Millburns through their podcast, I got mixed messages on what minimalism was. All I could picture was an...