What the meme says!!!✌🏼Wishing you a healthy, happy and healing new year.
Also, long side note lolz, but I started meditating a couple months ago thanks to the recommendation of my amazing therapist and, even though I’m still a beginner, boy oh BOY, am I deeply feeling its benefits. It’s been an eye and heart opening journey, to say the least (lots of crying lol).
Of the many valuable teachings in meditation (being mindful, grateful and intentional are a few), the one that resonates with me the most in this moment is “begin again.”
We will stumble, we will fall, life will throw us curveballs, but we can always begin again. As many times as we need. Without judgement or punishment, but with softness and compassion towards ourselves and then others.
I hope 2023 brings you closer in alignment with your truth and values. I hope you’re gentle with yourself. And I hope you’re proud of how far you’ve come.
ANYWAYS MEDITATION HIGHLY RECOMMEND POWERFUL SHIT FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS (I do guided meditation through an app cuz I’M NEW AND THIS IS HOW WE MEDITATE IN 2023 DUH)
#happynewyear #2023 #meditation #tenpercenthappierapp #beginagain #asmanytimesasyouneed
What the meme says!!!✌🏼Wishing you a healthy, happy and healing new year.
Also, long side note lolz, but I started meditating a couple months ago thanks to the recommendation of my amazing therapist and, even though I’m still a beginner, boy oh BOY, am I deeply feeling its benefits. It’s been an eye and heart opening journey, to say the least (lots of crying lol).
Of the many valuable teachings in meditation (being mindful, grateful and intentional are a few), the one that resonates with me the most in this moment is “begin again.”
We will stumble, we will fall, life will throw us curveballs, but we can always begin again. As many times as we need. Without judgement or punishment, but with softness and compassion towards ourselves and then others.
I hope 2023 brings you closer in alignment with your truth and values. I hope you’re gentle with yourself. And I hope you’re proud of how far you’ve come.
ANYWAYS MEDITATION HIGHLY RECOMMEND POWERFUL SHIT FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS (I do guided meditation through an app cuz I’M NEW AND THIS IS HOW WE MEDITATE IN 2023 DUH)
#happynewyear #2023 #meditation #tenpercenthappierapp #beginagain #asmanytimesasyouneed
Okay LA (and everywhere else lol), let’s get itttt and by ‘get it’ I mean let’s love life, all the moments, simple and grand, dream big while staying present, and feel all the things, the highs and the lows!! What a gift to be alive 🥲🥹
Lol also, I’m wearing a tube top, FYI, for all you naughties! 🌴☀️ Los Angeles, California
I sang this song the night I got kicked off a singing reality show called Rising Star in 2014. The producers of the show had told me I should sing a different song, but I held my ground and sang this one because I felt much more connected to it.
After I got kicked off, I was devastated, and I wondered if the outcome would have been different if I had just sung the song they had told me to sing. But of course, it wouldn’t have been.
Because I probably would have gotten kicked off anyways singing that other song that meant nothing to me, and then I would have wondered if the outcome would have been different if I had just followed my heart.
I was meant to get kicked off that show on that night because that led me to the next decision in my life, then the next, and the next, which all led me to where I am now. To who I am now. And I’m LOVING it here. I’m so grateful, for the tears and the hardships and the joys and the gifts, and I wouldn’t change anything about my life.
Every single moment of our lives add up to the sum of who we are. It’s all interconnected. Nothing is insignificant. Nothing is a coincidence. Everything happens for a reason and you’re meant to be exactly where you are.
A long way to also say ALWAYS trust your heart and gut and intuition because if you don’t, you’ll wish you had anyways.
Also I had lowered the key of this song on the show because I didn’t think I could belt that high, but LOOK AT ME NOW. Never give up on the notes you think you can’t sing!!! Because you CAN. Unless you really can’t sing, then maybe you won’t be able to, but also maybe you still can because it’s a metaphor!!! 🎤❤️🎶
#thestory #brandicarlile #cover #acoustic #risingstar #followyourheart #trustyourheart #everythinghappensforareason
Who are you without all the external things that you think define you? Who are you without your job, your home, your status, your material possessions, your achievements, even your friends and family? Who are you when no one is watching?
Been exploring these questions a lot lately as I’ve made more and more of an effort to take time for myself regardless of where I am, to pause and reflect. To give myself the space to be still with my thoughts and emotions. To also observe and be aware of them rather than become overcome by them. To let everything pass through rather than hold on tight.
I don’t think I ever really knew how to be alone. I always tried to fill the void of loneliness with something or someone. But now I think I’m finally learning to genuinely enjoy my own company. Being alone has become calming, rejuvenating, gratifying. And it allows me to be more present when I am actually with others, to show up more fully and meaningfully. Because we ARE meant to be with one another. To care for one another. But I now honor my need for alone time so I can recharge 😂
Really meeting yourself – the worst parts of you, the best parts (which we actually might reject more) and every part in between – is challenging, but so rewarding. Because only then can you start the journey of becoming the best, most authentic, version of yourself. And isn’t that something to strive for in this lifetime?? Doesn’t that sound fun and exciting and liberating?? I think so 🥹
What kind of person do I wanna be in this world? How do I wanna show up for others?
If everything is stripped away from me, would I still love who I am? Can I feel whole? Complete? Can I still be happy? I wanna be able to confidently say yes to all of the above. That’s the shit I’m on.
#momentsalone #bereal #bestversionofourselves
Who are you without all the external things that you think define you? Who are you without your job, your home, your status, your material possessions, your achievements, even your friends and family? Who are you when no one is watching?
Been exploring these questions a lot lately as I’ve made more and more of an effort to take time for myself regardless of where I am, to pause and reflect. To give myself the space to be still with my thoughts and emotions. To also observe and be aware of them rather than become overcome by them. To let everything pass through rather than hold on tight.
I don’t think I ever really knew how to be alone. I always tried to fill the void of loneliness with something or someone. But now I think I’m finally learning to genuinely enjoy my own company. Being alone has become calming, rejuvenating, gratifying. And it allows me to be more present when I am actually with others, to show up more fully and meaningfully. Because we ARE meant to be with one another. To care for one another. But I now honor my need for alone time so I can recharge 😂
Really meeting yourself – the worst parts of you, the best parts (which we actually might reject more) and every part in between – is challenging, but so rewarding. Because only then can you start the journey of becoming the best, most authentic, version of yourself. And isn’t that something to strive for in this lifetime?? Doesn’t that sound fun and exciting and liberating?? I think so 🥹
What kind of person do I wanna be in this world? How do I wanna show up for others?
If everything is stripped away from me, would I still love who I am? Can I feel whole? Complete? Can I still be happy? I wanna be able to confidently say yes to all of the above. That’s the shit I’m on.
#momentsalone #bereal #bestversionofourselves
Who are you without all the external things that you think define you? Who are you without your job, your home, your status, your material possessions, your achievements, even your friends and family? Who are you when no one is watching?
Been exploring these questions a lot lately as I’ve made more and more of an effort to take time for myself regardless of where I am, to pause and reflect. To give myself the space to be still with my thoughts and emotions. To also observe and be aware of them rather than become overcome by them. To let everything pass through rather than hold on tight.
I don’t think I ever really knew how to be alone. I always tried to fill the void of loneliness with something or someone. But now I think I’m finally learning to genuinely enjoy my own company. Being alone has become calming, rejuvenating, gratifying. And it allows me to be more present when I am actually with others, to show up more fully and meaningfully. Because we ARE meant to be with one another. To care for one another. But I now honor my need for alone time so I can recharge 😂
Really meeting yourself – the worst parts of you, the best parts (which we actually might reject more) and every part in between – is challenging, but so rewarding. Because only then can you start the journey of becoming the best, most authentic, version of yourself. And isn’t that something to strive for in this lifetime?? Doesn’t that sound fun and exciting and liberating?? I think so 🥹
What kind of person do I wanna be in this world? How do I wanna show up for others?
If everything is stripped away from me, would I still love who I am? Can I feel whole? Complete? Can I still be happy? I wanna be able to confidently say yes to all of the above. That’s the shit I’m on.
#momentsalone #bereal #bestversionofourselves
Who are you without all the external things that you think define you? Who are you without your job, your home, your status, your material possessions, your achievements, even your friends and family? Who are you when no one is watching?
Been exploring these questions a lot lately as I’ve made more and more of an effort to take time for myself regardless of where I am, to pause and reflect. To give myself the space to be still with my thoughts and emotions. To also observe and be aware of them rather than become overcome by them. To let everything pass through rather than hold on tight.
I don’t think I ever really knew how to be alone. I always tried to fill the void of loneliness with something or someone. But now I think I’m finally learning to genuinely enjoy my own company. Being alone has become calming, rejuvenating, gratifying. And it allows me to be more present when I am actually with others, to show up more fully and meaningfully. Because we ARE meant to be with one another. To care for one another. But I now honor my need for alone time so I can recharge 😂
Really meeting yourself – the worst parts of you, the best parts (which we actually might reject more) and every part in between – is challenging, but so rewarding. Because only then can you start the journey of becoming the best, most authentic, version of yourself. And isn’t that something to strive for in this lifetime?? Doesn’t that sound fun and exciting and liberating?? I think so 🥹
What kind of person do I wanna be in this world? How do I wanna show up for others?
If everything is stripped away from me, would I still love who I am? Can I feel whole? Complete? Can I still be happy? I wanna be able to confidently say yes to all of the above. That’s the shit I’m on.
#momentsalone #bereal #bestversionofourselves
Who are you without all the external things that you think define you? Who are you without your job, your home, your status, your material possessions, your achievements, even your friends and family? Who are you when no one is watching?
Been exploring these questions a lot lately as I’ve made more and more of an effort to take time for myself regardless of where I am, to pause and reflect. To give myself the space to be still with my thoughts and emotions. To also observe and be aware of them rather than become overcome by them. To let everything pass through rather than hold on tight.
I don’t think I ever really knew how to be alone. I always tried to fill the void of loneliness with something or someone. But now I think I’m finally learning to genuinely enjoy my own company. Being alone has become calming, rejuvenating, gratifying. And it allows me to be more present when I am actually with others, to show up more fully and meaningfully. Because we ARE meant to be with one another. To care for one another. But I now honor my need for alone time so I can recharge 😂
Really meeting yourself – the worst parts of you, the best parts (which we actually might reject more) and every part in between – is challenging, but so rewarding. Because only then can you start the journey of becoming the best, most authentic, version of yourself. And isn’t that something to strive for in this lifetime?? Doesn’t that sound fun and exciting and liberating?? I think so 🥹
What kind of person do I wanna be in this world? How do I wanna show up for others?
If everything is stripped away from me, would I still love who I am? Can I feel whole? Complete? Can I still be happy? I wanna be able to confidently say yes to all of the above. That’s the shit I’m on.
#momentsalone #bereal #bestversionofourselves
A smile so big, it could light up the world, and she’s got a heart that’s even bigger 🥹 I love you, 엄마!! 넘넘 사랑해~
Also sending love to those who aren’t able to be w their mamas today ❤️
#happymothersday #사랑해엄마
Heard this song first as the A.I. Drake version LOL (thank you @kashdaddy1) but I was like wait this song is dope. And I get to sing in Korean!! (Also A.I. will never replace human souls) #jisoo #blackpink #블랙핑크 #flower #꽃 #cover #acoustic 🌺
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Coming back to the Motherland has made my heart and soul sooooo full. Love and abundance overflowing!!! It’s almost inexplicable. It has been just the best.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Korea many times in my life, but returning to where my ancestors are from, at this point in my life, has been everything and more. This time, I really felt like I was coming home.
I’m so proud to be Korean. I’m so grateful to have Korean culture embedded in me, to have the Korean language flow through my tongue, to have a bond with my extended family that is eternal and strong.
I love being from the States, but there is something so refreshing and heartwarming about being surrounded by people who look like you, eat like you, and talk like you, especially after so much social conditioning that tells you you’re a “minority” when you live in any Western country.
I am 100% American, but I am also 100% Korean. I’m so thankful to have two countries to call home. And even though I’m suuuper sad to leave Korea, I know that’s because it has been that incredible of an experience 🥲 Can’t wait to come back.
ALSO LOOK AT MY COUSINS’ ADORABLE KIDS AKA MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WHEN WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE 😭🥹🥹 MY HEART!!!
#한국 #korea #광화문 #가족 #family #남이섬 #복 #blessings #천천히 #slowly #눈 #snow #조카 #niece #nephew #경북궁 #palace #korean #american #koreanamerican #culture South Korea
Happy anniversary to my cutie pie parents!!! 🫶🏼❤️🫰🏼 #couplegoals #천생연분 #ponytail #happyanniversary
W a v e s 💙
#happyholidays #nature #ocean #sunset #bird #soundon #calmingaf
W a v e s 💙
#happyholidays #nature #ocean #sunset #bird #soundon #calmingaf
