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Body & Health
Endometriosis, breast cancer, body positivity and the whole self.
No, Thanks...I Don't Wear Labels
Society has created certain standards for us that dictate the way we live, dress, who we are and what we believe in. These standards have led many women to stay in situations they weren’t meant to be in, and remain silent when abused. In the society we live in, a woman is supposed to get an education, get married, have children and take care of her family. This is how you earn
You Are Not Your Mistakes
A trial never affects two people the same way. Some come out on the other side with visible scars, others are barely scratched and only they know what they have been through, and some have no story to tell at all. The same can be said of a woman’s life. There are situations where they simply can’t hide their mistakes - while men seem to walk away scott free - no matter how hard
My Weight Loss Journey: Stick To The Plan, They'll Get Used To It
With time, people started noticing some changes. I didn’t have to say anything about my weight loss plan because the results were noticeable. Each time I ran into old friends, there were 3 statements I became accustomed to hearing them say:
The Thing About Value
The 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S has a base value of $420,000. Many factors were taken into account when the price was considered — like speed, design, power, the brand, and the amount of work put into creating the model. The manufacturer determined the value of the car. It would be completely ludicrous for Lamborghini, after designing and assembling the Aventador S, to ask Toy
My Weight Loss Journey - Know Yourself
I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, and I knew I had to be consistent. I also knew I had a friend to help me through, but I didn’t know that I would feel like giving up during the first week of my journey! I was committed to my plan but started experiencing unbearable chest pain and shortness of breath each time I exercised. I remembered my doctor’s words to my parents the last
Spoiler Alert: The 'Right Time' You've Been Waiting For Isn't Coming
I never understood why some people are so concerned with pushing others to seize certain opportunities when they can see how much you’re struggling in your current situation. Quite often they say, “If you keep waiting for the right time, it may never come.” I didn’t understand it until the day I was in a situation where the right time just wasn’t presenting itself. Having dropp
My Weight loss Journey - The Gift of Friendship
By Dec. 31, 2016, I was just a few hours away from starting my plan but felt something was missing. A part of me was excited, but another part of me was skeptical. Could I really do this? I started wondering whether this would be a waste of time - maybe I’d fail again.
Second Chances - Grab that Opportunity
It’s quite sad how we are sometimes so quick to conclude that we have failed in life when we still have a whole life ahead of us. There is a general misconception that if we don’t get our way the first time, we have failed. As a result, many dreams remain unfulfilled. I’ve refused to subscribe to this line of thinking and believe that as long as I'm alive, I still have a second
The Day I Earned My First Few Dollars
Many people ask me how I made it at a very tender age, how I got to know I was talented and how my work commanded so much respect despite my age. I always tell them that this was no miracle. My childhood was mainly dominated by an inferiority complex. I was obsessed with proving I was good enough, so I made sure that a day didn’t go by without acquiring a new skill and perfecti
My Weight Loss Journey - Getting Started
By October 2016, I had made the decision that I was going to work on my weight but getting started was a different story altogether. It took me two good months to get the plan in motion, so my weight loss journey didn’t officially begin until January. I promised myself I wasn’t going to rush into anything that I did not fully understand, so I needed time to get to that stage. I
Stop Chasing the Wrong Dream
From the tender age of four, the spirit of competitiveness was instilled in me. I remember spelling contests and memory tests were held each time we had family gatherings. At times it would go as far as comparing end of term school reports, and the one who scored the best in all subjects would be rewarded. The first time I lost, I cried myself to sleep and felt humiliated. Bein
Self - The Common Denominator
Source: American Association of University Women