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...
Category: Self Growth
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...
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...
I Overcame My Fear of Failure And Here’s How You Can Too
posted by: aaliyahinspired
February 4, 2021
As long as I can remember, whenever someone asked me what my biggest fear was in life, I would say “fear of failure”. I was a 13-year-old saying she was afraid of failure and for years, I stuck to that answer not knowing there were...
Unlocking the Power of Love Languages: A Self-Care Routine
posted by: aaliyahinspired
January 21, 2021
Whenever I hear people have conversations about love languages, it’s usually in a romantic context, but I think that introducing love languages into a self-love context can be beneficial. If you type in your google search “love languages”, the 5 love languages popularized by marriage...
A New Beginning: Solo Hiking as a Woman For the First Time
posted by: aaliyahinspired
December 24, 2020
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face… you must do the thing you think you cannot do” Eleanor Roosevelt I went on my first solo hike a few weeks ago and I...
Recently I turned 20 and I took the time to reflect on the lessons I’ve learned up to this point. Of course there’s probably more than 20 lessons I could put on the list, but for the sake of time here’s 20 lessons I thought...
15 Journal Prompts to Help You Reach Your Goals
posted by: aaliyahinspired
February 18, 2020
Sometimes it’s hard to open up your journal and begin reflecting. When I first began journaling as a daily practice, it was torture. I didn’t know where to start! Later, I began searching for journal prompts to help me get my thoughts turning and found...
The 5 A.M. Club: 15 Things To Do To Kick Start a Productive Day
posted by: aaliyahinspired
September 3, 2019
I’m a huge advocate for waking up early in the morning, but I know when I first started waking up early; I had no idea what to fill all that time with. Even though every one’s morning will look different, I have a list of...