Verona
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Hi! I am a 25 year old working a normal corporate job who has a kink in twisting irony with a fresh prespective. If you get me, kudos to you.
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Regret
Hate birthdays. I like to recall memories, thoughts, streams of consciousnesses from previous diary entries as a reminder of the person I was and who I am today. Thus, as my birthday comes near, I wanted to take the chance to carefully reflect on this specific past year. I've always hated birthdays ever since I was little. The unnecessary attention, fake smiles, empty congratulatory words, and eyes full of scrutiny always made me question what good came from their gifts, while silently questioning what I did wrong. Of course, it could have been my imagination (and probably was), but ever since that revelation, I always feel this dread and despair inside of me every time my birthday approaches. I would think to myself, "that day is slowly coming" and "oh god, it's here". But this year was different.
By Verona 6 years ago in Motivation
Unplugged - Fireworks
Put the phone down. While most choose to automatically whip out their phones and tries to take pictures of something beautiful that will fade all too quickly, I choose not to. Sometimes, you have to let life work its magic and allow yourself to be surprised and in awe of the wonders of nature. I take fireworks as an example - although you have seen fireworks displayed many times, we can coherently agree that not one firework looks the same. Therefore, when you witness something so beautiful and amazing, why not just be aware of your environment, company, atmosphere, and just enjoy the moment without giving in to the urge of constantly taking pictures. No matter how many pictures you take, you'll never be able to feel the same anyways, so just put the phone down. Instead, bask in the moment, don't miss any second of the moment, embrace the person you became prior to this moment, feel connected with those who are enjoying the moment with you, gives thanks that you are alive to experience this moment, and give a silent prayer to welcome even more moments like these in the future.
By Verona 6 years ago in Motivation
