Search for Meaning

“Life is not about having everything. It’s about finding meaning in everything.” – Joel Randymar

Meaning is everywhere. The sound the vents make when the air kicks on. The way the rug abruptly stops before it turns to black and white tile. The rise and fall of a chest that belongs to someone you love. It is ours to see, to understand, to find meaning in.

We get to find meaning in our own experiences. We get to make things make sense in our way even if no one understands them. This is our life to make sense of. The trick in finding meaning is to keep searching. Staying curious about the unknown is what helps us bridge it all with what we know.

This is exactly what made me fall in love with writing, my curiosity.

Understanding Responsibility from an Existential Perspective

Looking at Jean-Paul Sartre’s Bad Faith and applying it to ourselves.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. –George Bernard Shaw

What if we were fully accountable for ourselves in this world, good and bad?

We are raised to think that we don’t have the capacity for handling life as mere humans. People are taught that it’s impossible for humans to bear the idea of being fully responsible for themselves. According to existentialism, phrases similar to “only God can change me,” would be considered an aspect of Bad Faith coined by John-Paul Sartre. He believed that humans are not finished beings, they are capable of…Read More…

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Give Life a Million Chances

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

It’s ok to not be perfect. We are all out here trying our best in this life. Instead of holding out until things feel perfect, learn to give yourself grace when things go wrong. No one likes it when things go wrong, especially when there’s a lot at stake. I think everyone wants smooth days where nothing goes wrong. Those days are possible and happen all the time. At the same time things are going right, things are going wrong somewhere. There are times things go wrong, and you wouldn’t even know it because of how well some people handle little mishaps. They let it roll off their shoulders. Or maybe they just put on a good face in front of you but lose sleep over it for weeks. I’m not saying you have to be that way, I’m saying that your perception of perfect might be tainted.

Give this life a million chances! The best part is learning to find beauty in all the little imperfections lurking around.

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This is My Life Too. This is Your Life Too.

The breath inside these lungs,
my first gift

Your curious eyes searched for something familiar but
it wasn’t something you saw.

It was something you felt.

The warmth
the rhythm of life

Seeing wasn’t believing
feeling was.

-Saschia ✨Jayne✨ Johnson

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Gentle Reminder: It’s ok to take a seat.

Big feelings hide behind movement. It’s ok to sit still.

When the world gets too unpredictable beneath my toes, I move. I clean; I work and get to things that I’ve been putting off. It feels right. It feels productive and better than mulling around all day. But it doesn’t leave time for healthy processing. It pushes aside what you’re feeling and leaves the hard for later. Because whatever feelings you don’t process are coming out whether you take time to process them or not.

So many times, I didn’t realize that all my overworking was just me not attending to my needs. The better thing to do would have been to sit and process.

But you know what helps?

Having writing sessions built into your daily routine. So, no matter what, I’m going to have to sit down and process at the end of the night whether I want to or not.

What’s your writing routine looking like lately?

Appreciate Your Disciplines

“Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.” – Robin Sharma

I love that I learned this so much. The thing is that it seems like it’s going to take forever if you take baby steps but then life just keeps on going and every day, you’re a small step closer to your goal.
I’ve said it a million times, discipline is a form of liberation. It takes away the pressure to have to do it all at once. It allows you to take small steps to reach a larger goal and eases the pressure over time. It also builds trust within yourself which builds your confidence to do even more.
I don’t really want to talk about writing every day right now because honestly, I wasn’t eager to write this evening. I want to write, yes. Even then, there are times when I have to write through wanting to do something other than writing. It’s challenging to maintain your disciplines even after a decade of it. So, if you’re still showing up with consistency, you should appreciate yourself for that. Consistency and discipline in people are hard to find. Honor that.

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