“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...
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...
January — the month that holds the magic for new beginnings. I honestly feel like January just started yesterday, but here we are at the end. There are so many things that I became obsessed with this month, but here are five notable favorites...
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...