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Travel Bug
Emotional level: 5 Mental level: 7 TODAY I LEARNED: A lot of people around the world eat bugs as part of their diet. I feel drained. My patience has been tested today. It’s like taking a long string and fraying it until there is a single thread left. That’s how thin my patience was. But…
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All This Hate
Emotional level: 7 Mental level: 6 TODAY I LEARNED: Iguanas have three eyes. Two normal eyes and a third eye on top of their head that only perceives brightness. I’m not entirely sure where to begin… I will just start at the turning point. The part where my idea of our country was truly changed.…
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Family Isn’t Always Blood
Emotional level: 6 Mental level: 8 TODAY I LEARNED: Bullfrogs do not sleep. I truly despise drama. However, when it is being watched and I am not in the middle of it, I will say, it is entertaining to observe. But that’s the problem with drama. We always want to be on the outside looking…
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Learning To Let Go and Let Flow
Emotional level: 6 Mental level: 6 TODAY I LEARNED: Christmas was illegal in the U.S. until 1836 as it was considered an Ancient Pagan Holiday. Recently, I visited a casino! I had seen inside but never participated. I have to say, the experience was surreal! It felt like stepping into an entirely different reality;…
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Anxiety Mornings Are The Worst
Emotional level: 6 Mental level: 6 TODAY I LEARNED: The pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat. Embracing your darker moods is better in the long-run, psychology researchers found. My body craves adventure. I deeply yearn to explore a new place, go looking for ghosts, or learn about a location with so…
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Find Your “Muchness” Again
Emotional level: 8 Mental level: 8 TODAY I LEARNED: Cats display the same main attachment styles as babies and dogs, a study found. I am absolutely over the moon about all this fresh, new energy in my life! Amidst this flurry of change, there’s something I wanted to unearth from my mind. My muchness.…
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A Morning Light
Emotional level: 7 Mental level: 7 TODAY I LEARNED: Nero, the Roman Emperor, married a man, one of his freedmen, taking the role of the bride. I’m sitting here, having a Dr. Pepper for breakfast. The light from the living room window shines in, its intensity filtered by the dark clouds. It creates a…
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Don’t Be Perfect
Emotional level: 5 Mental level: 5 TODAY I LEARNED: You’re more sensitive to smells when you’re hungry. I don’t think a blog post can sum up just how much has happened in the past few weeks. There is truly so much. Luckily, I came to a very real and true conclusion through all of…
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Happiness
Emotional level: 7 Mental level: 7 TODAY I LEARNED: Finland is the world’s happiest country according to the 2019 World Happiness Report. Let’s all move to Finland! I’m kidding…maybe not. It all depends on just how happy Finland really is. In all honesty though, I would love to visit Finland. Truthfully, I was going…