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Happy Birthday to me: a quarter down

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Is that a grey hair on my head?! My amazing dad sent me a heartwarming message (I love that man!) and although I will be alone and busy with my dissertation, I figured why not share some things this Leo soul has in her ‘she’ mind. 1.        Love yourself, love yourself and love yourself. Once that happens, every other person will follow your lead. 2.        Always remember God. He is and always will be the only one in your corner if you let Him 3.        Only seek advice from people that don’t talk too much. They listen and are of more help. 4.        Freewill sometimes is a prison 5.        Make an impact even when it seems too small or insignificant 6.        There is nothing wrong with taking the other road or being left behind 7.        I don’t believe i...

The Green Eyed Monster called Jealousy: My Green Eyed Monster

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The Green Eyed Monster; My Green Eyed Monster   I look in the mirror and the reflection is one ugly mothafucker! According to Emma Strub  “it’s ugly to feel unhappy because of someone else’s success, but human beings are often ugly” At least I know I am still human. In this age and time with the advent of ‘in your face social media', especially Instagram, where we are allowed to be vain and narcissistic, where picture perfect people with picture perfect lives are in your face, it becomes easy for one to feel inferior; it becomes difficult not to compare your life with other people.  You realize that no matter how hard you work or no matter how beautiful or happy you are there is always someone more beautiful, someone more successful, some one more in love, some one that can cook better, someone that has your dream job, that writes better, that has nice bags, that has cute friends …. That has more everything! ...

Grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence: water does the trick.

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Even Bree Van Da Camp knows the secret to a very green grass:#susan💋 I have been having what they call writer's block ( not that I am a @Kaygreins or @Olanike) . My life has been bumpy lately and I am glad it has been, at least relationship wise. Well you can say I appreciate my partner better than I did in the past soso years. I am sure we know that saying "Grass isn't always greener on the other side" , while this particular adage has been underused its underlying meaning is still very much evident. We all have the grass is greener on the other side of the fence syndrome. This syndrome implies that we think there is something better out there that we are missing. This could be in respect to our relationship, careers or living condition, we at some point assume we have it worse or that far better is out there, it shows we have no security, stability, contentment in our present condition. So we have one foot in the door and one foot out in the other world. ...