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My Brother is a Novice Buddhist Monk


Hello!

I hope everyone is enjoying the new year! Today I want to talk about something I mentioned in my Since We Last Spoke post a couple months ago. My brother has become a Novice Buddhist Monk. I want to break this post into a couple parts. I want to explain what a Buddhist Monk is and my brother's journey so far on his path to becoming a full Buddhist Monk.

Please note that I am not an expert on this subject. I am explaining what I have come to understand about Buddhism and Buddhist Monks through my own personal studies and what my brother has told me. This post does not fully explain Buddhism in any way. If you would like to learn more about Buddhism, I suggest reading books about the religion.
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January 2016 Goals: My Happiness Project (Energy)


Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe (and fun) New Year's Eve. Now that we are in 2016, many people are making a list of resolutions for the entire year. As I discussed in previous posts, I am trying something different this year. I recently read Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project and decided to create my own. I have six months of categories that I want to work on this year to improve my happiness. January's category is energy. Like Rubin, I think it is best to start my happiness project in a way that will leave me energized to complete the rest of it. I want to be consistent and form new habits that I can continue to use throughout the course of my life to make me happier.
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Quotes That Make You Think Vol. 1

Hello, everyone! Today's post is full of quotes that are meant to make you think and potentially change your outlook on something. I'll let the quotes speak for themselves. I hope you enjoy!
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What I'm Good At


Lately I've been observing myself and others, and thinking about the things we say. Oftentimes, we're down on ourselves, thinking that there's nothing we're good at. I caught myself the other night talking like this. I told my mom: "People like me aren't good at much, so we work with what we have." When I reflected on that statement I recognized that I'm good at many things. I just don't seem to notice them adding up. Here's a list of things I'm good at:
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Declutter Your Life: Small Changes


Today I decided to clean out a couple of the bins that had things I gained in college over the past year. The containers were taking up space on my desk as well as blocking the walkway to my dresser. During the process, I recycled empty boxes and bags. That condensed the clutter by half. I then went through my belongings and decided to give away most of my things as I don't need them anymore.
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7 Things I Learned in 2014

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2014 has been a big year for me. I am continuously changing as I try and figure out who I am. I have learned a lot along the way so far.

1.) Get rid of toxic relationships. If a relationship is holding you back it is time to let it go. Holding on to toxic relationships will only hurt you.
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7 of My Top Goals in Life

Today, I wanted to share 7 of my top goals in life. I am young (only 20), and I have high expectations for myself to live the life I know I want to live. These goals have not changed in a few years, and I hope I never change them. My only wish is that this list continues to grow.

1.) I want to teach others and inspire them through my teachings.
2.) I want to travel the world and be inspired by the numerous cultures that exist.
3.) I want to become a published author and have my writing touch others.
4.) I want to complete my bucket list. (Though I am constantly adding new things to it, so this is the definition of a challenge of a lifetime).
5.) I want to one day find a lifetime partner.
6.) I want to have children (little curly haired children like me, please).
7.) I want to own an apartment overlooking the skyscrapers of New York City.

What are some of your goals in life?

Shannon
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Quote of the Week: Are You Happy?

Are you happy?


Hello!

This weeks quote is all about being happy. (Have you noticed I am on a happy kick)? I have said before that this month has been hard for me in many ways. I noticed that I was not happy with people in my life and that I needed to make a change. So, I have worked on getting the toxic people out of my life.

The first step is realizing that you need to make a change. For example, if you are working your job solely for money, you do not like the people you work with, you live for the weekend, or you cannot concentrate at work because you are so incredibly bored, chances are, you need to be looking for a new place of employment.

Realizing that we are not happy and that we need to change something in our lives is a lot easier than making a change. When I was younger, I was never ready to make a change. I knew that I was not happy, but I continued to be miserable because I was afraid to change and be the person I wanted to be because it was unsecure and risky. Would I rather go to school for a degree in something that always has positions open or something that I was passionate about? Eventually I knew that I wanted to go to school for something I love. Now that I have realized this, the chart above seems almost simple. But not quite.

Making a change is hard. Especially if the thing(s) you know you have to change has(have) been in your life for a long time. Change is not instantaneous. I know that getting out of a bad job or friendship can be hard because 1.) how are you going to make money to pay the rent or 2.) who are you going to tell all your inside jokes to/hangout with when your friend is gone? For your job, I would highly suggest having a new job lined up and ready to go before you quit your old one. As for friendship, eliminating someone from your life is tough. Believe me, I have tried to get rid of this toxic person time and time again. I think why I always went back to her is because we were friends for almost eleven years. That is a large part of my life I am letting go. But it comes down to this: do I want to be happy without her or miserable with her in my life?

It goes for any situation: Do I want to be happy, or do I want to be miserable with this in my life?

Shannon
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