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I’ve had braces for 10 months now. Although they are good for straightening my teeth, they are also distressing in many ways. Here are the disadvantages that I’ve noticed thus far: Tightness Every time you go to get your braces adjusted, you have to deal with the tightness of the brackets. It’s not that they tighten the brackets, but rather that the combination of the wires and brackets are pushing your teeth in a newread more

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These days, I feel like I put myself on an intense supertrial. I lost around 10 lbs (from my peak weight), wake up at 6:30AM on weekdays, read a book daily, blog 2 times daily, exercise 2-4 times a week, shave almost daily, dress up with neat appearance daily, cook daily, and pray daily. Part of the reason for this is because I developed an A player mindset. I’ve set reasonable goals that are challenging,read more

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“It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks.” – George Eliot An A player is someone who excels at life. It is someone who conquers most or all areas of their life, from health to finances to relationships to spirituality. I am always looking to surround myself with A players because as they say, you become the people you surroundread more

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Believe in Yourself Set your standards high You deserve the best Try for what you want And never settle for less. Believe in yourself No matter what you choose Keep a winning attitude And you can never lose. Think about your destination But don’t worry if you stray Because the most important thing Is what you’ve learned along the way. Take all that you’ve become To be all that you can be. Soar above theread more

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After months of being inactive (aside from maybe walking), I made it a goal to hit the gym every day on the weekdays. I started off by hitting the gym three times a week. Last week, I only went to the gym twice. However, I made up for it by hitting the gym three times this week so far, and I plan on going to the gym again today. I give myself a break fromread more

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My morning routine looks something like this: 1) Say out loud the things that I’m grateful 2) Wash my face and apply toner 3) Make my bed 4) Change clothes 5) Make breakfast and eat it 6) Drink coconut water 7) Prepare lunch 8) Brush my teeth 9) Write a blog post 10) Read Psalms 27 I’m thinking about getting up a little earlier so that I can get some reading done. I’ve been gettingread more

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Over the past few months, I’ve been pretty anti-social. I barely hanged out with friends and I stayed in just watching videos and whatnot. But recently, I decided to go out more. Sometimes, we have to get in the mood to go out and socialize. For me, I had to prepare myself to go out more. It started with my self-care journey over the past month and a half. I started showering daily, shaving, dressingread more

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Rest and relaxation are vital components of life. Without it, we would disintegrate into nothingness. Okay, not really. But stress would take a toll on us, causing us to break down and possibly catastrophize. There are several ways to rest and relax: – Meditation – Read a book – Listen to music – Lie down – Sit on a couch – Watch TV – Watch a movie – Watch YouTube videos – Sip on someread more

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For some people, waking up early in the morning can be a dreadful task. It doesn’t help when you have an annoying alarm blaring early in the morning, starting off the day in an angry mood. But if you are consistent with it and have some sort of relaxing morning routine, waking up early in the morning can be fun and productive. These days, I don’t get up super early. I get up at 7:00AMread more

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Fear is normal. We can have a fear about anything. But what separates a fearful person from a confident person is the ability to see things from a different perspective, to lean into that fear and to understand that there is nothing to really be afraid of. At the same time, fear is sometimes necessary. Fear can be a way to protect ourselves from danger. Some people like to use techniques such as rational-emotive behavioralread more