When my friends and I get together, we often reminisce on good times gone by. The good times of childhood and all the magic and charm it contained. One of our favorites are memories attached to Christmastime. We think back to the giddiness and joy...
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Taking the Bitter With the Sweet And Letting Go of What I Thought My 20’s Would Be
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 12, 2024
Your twenties, as they say, are for exploration, risks, mistakes, and a little bit of reckless fun. You’re young; you’re free. This is reinforced in the coming-of-age movies that usually depict a protagonist (somewhere in their early twenties) landing their first corporate job, moving to...
The Art of Becoming: The Limbo Between Your New And Old Self
posted by: aaliyahinspired
May 23, 2022
Last year I wrote a short essay and filmed a video titled “The Hardest Thing to Let Go,” where I discussed the often overlooked problem with aspiring to some idealized version of ourselves. In summary, the effort toward striving for the ideal version of ourselves...