Author: Samantha
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The Story of Time: How Perception Shapes Our Reality
Let me share what I’ve learned about the magic of time perception and how it might just change the way you see your own story Today is the last day of the last week of 2024. I get sentimental at the end of the year. Ok, I actually am sentimental throughout the year. These days… Read more
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Why My Meditation Journey Hit a Flatline, And Why I’m Pushing Through.
Here’s why even on the quiet days, it’s worth sticking with it and what I’ve learned along the way. Lately my meditation journey has seemingly come to a bit of a flatline moment. I have been meditating every day, twice a day since February this year. In the last couple of months I felt my… Read more
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Dance: The Unspoken Language of Healing and Connection
We were born to move, yet we’ve forgotten how to let our bodies speak. Dance reminds us. Dancing is what to do, dancing is what clears my soul and what makes me whole. (IYKYK the song) You’re probably tired of hearing that I started dancing when I was three years old. But to this day… Read more
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Santa didn’t stop being real – we stopped believing in magic.
The truth about Santa isn’t an end to wonder; it’s where the real magic begins. Growing up, Christmas in our household was always a magical time. My family is half Swedish and Portuguese so we celebrated on the 24th (we called it our Swedish Christmas) and the 25th of December. And let me tell you,… Read more
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Healing is feeling, but when did we stop?
And how do we learn to feel again? Healing. It’s a word that’s grown big in my life. One that’s become part of my vocabulary and shaped my existence. Over the past year and a half, I set on a deeply personal path of healing. What’s unfolded since has been nothing short of unimaginable (for me… Read more
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To Be or Not To Be Angry.
How do we get out of a emotional feedback loop? Anger was an emotion I always feared to let out, afraid that there was some uncontrollable monster waiting to be released to cause chaos and pain to others. So instead I caused pain to myself by bottling it all up. I got really angry recently,… Read more
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From Inspirational Quotes to Unstoppable Grit:
My Journey of Passion, Professional Gaming, and Resilience I can’t speak for other people’s journeys, only my own. I used to love inspirational quotes, but there came a time where I couldn’t see another inspirational quote – I had to start applying what the quotes were saying. Now what the fuck does that even mean?… Read more
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Am I Doing this Right? What am I Supposed to Feel?
How do you meditate? I began my meditation journey when I was eight years old. My mother was adamant to get us all to meditate. Undoubtedly she had all the right in the world, but it was a challenge to say the least. I remember questioning every second that went by, am I doing this… Read more
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Happiness, a Destination or Journey?
Do what makes you happy – said everyone that cares about anyone. But what does that mean? I came across an interview with Trevor Noah (TN) and Adam Grant (AG) of which they were talking about something that they recently had changed their mind about. TN replied with Happiness. He goes on to say that… Read more
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3 Ways Reading Transformed My Life
(And Can Transform Yours Too) The first book I remember exploring was The Hobbit, when I was about three years old. My Mother chose to read me The Hobbit as my first bedtime book (that I can remember). She often spoke of The Lord of The Rings, and had to buy multiple copies as… Read more