Life gets hectic sometimes. Today, much of my afternoon was devoted to my research paper on the Iranian-Saudi Arabian proxy war in Yemen. After a few hours of reading and writing, my brain decided to go on strike. I grabbed my journal and wallet and drove about 10 minutes to Mixed-Up Cup, a small frozen …
Hello compatriots!!!! Okay, so I realize it’s been more than a MONTH since I last posted. Shame on me. I won’t give you a speech about how I’ve been too busy to write… Actually I will. Classes, homework, extra curricular activities, clubs, work, and the list goes on and on… I kinda feel like an adult! …
I believe it behooves me to put friends and family at ease and clarify my motivation behind breaching the subject of love, marriage, and the prenuptial agreement. Fear not, I have no intentions of marrying anytime soon. However, my curiosity was recently piqued when I read an article published by the Huffington Post that argued …
Problems with the Institution of Marriage Humanity seems to operate on a very short-lived spectrum of satisfaction. In today’s advancing era, we demand the latest and greatest, the newest and most advanced, the extra features and added bonuses. Technology and consumer products seem to be updated, redesigned, and “improved” constantly just to keep the average …
What do the body positive and self-love movements mean? Recently I’ve noticed an increase in body positive and self-love publicity on the web. Whether YouTube videos, social media posts, or passionate articles, these feminist-headed movements have been getting a lot of attention lately. Interestingly enough, the body positive and self-love movements seems to be centered …
Okay, I admit it. I listen to pop music. My current playlist consists of a collage of genres and artists. I listen to pop, country, instrumentals, movie themes, operatic pop, Indie, classical, the occasional rap song, etc. I’m sure each genre has its own set of problems, but at the moment, my ax to grind …
Modest Much? Clothing is, unfortunately, an inconvenient but necessary part of life (unless of course, you live in a nudist colony, in which case, I reckon you’d face a plethora of other inconveniences). Since the dawn of time, clothing has been designed to serve a set of purposes: to cover nakedness, provide protection from the …
“Fulfillment” has a range of definitions to a variety of people. For the purpose of this discussion, “fulfillment” is a feeling of contentment and peace. It isn’t necessarily ecstasy or euphoria, but quiet satisfaction with life and the direction in which one is heading. Define Satisfaction: Level of happiness, overall contentedness, and life-peace on a scale …
I tend to talk a lot about respecting and loving yourself. It’s a burden on my soul, really, as I have seen too many people (especially girls and women) beat themselves up over a body that just doesn’t seem to conform to the world’s definition of “beauty.” They constantly speak self-deprecating words. They have built …
How I lost it, and how I’m working to get it back This used to be me: the daydreamer, the idealist. Okay, let’s be honest—I wasn’t that skinny. But still, I was ridiculously creative. I had a dangerously vivid imagination. I used to stumble upon inspiration regularly. But then, something changed… I first recall recognizing …