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List Series: Why You Should Love Yourself

1. You stop seeking approval. 2. Miserable loneliness gets converted into blissful solitude. 3. You become realistic and begin to be more ambitious. 4. You stop being stupidly hopeful. 5. You realise the beauty of every little thing. 6. You start to appreciate and be grateful a lot more. 7. You get to have long self pampering sessions. 8. You get to be super self indulgent. 9. You become emotionally and mentally stronger. 10. You believe in yourself and feel good about yourself. 11. You start to keep fit for a healthy lifestyle. 12. You ditch the darkness. (Wow that sounds so cool.) 13. You realise the true worth of the ones that love you. 14. You naturally become more responsible towards them. 15. You get to be at peace. 16. You become bulletproof. 17. You get to resolve your inner demons. 18. You become free. 19. You become world wary for the right reasons. 20. You begin to dream big. 21. You become more assertive. 22. You get angry much less often. 23. You fin

Pretentious Interview with Yours Truly

Why do I write? -I write because writing to me feels therapeutic, and it is a very safe and fun outlet for my thoughts. I feel confident, and I get clarity of thought through this medium of expression. I feel empowered to say whatever I want. It feels good to, basically. Why is my blog public? -Why do I need to have all my misc writings up for the world to see? I don't know. I don't particularly enjoy the limelight and not everyone knows that I even have a blog or that I am sort of a writer. I have a few close friends who do know that I blog. There are times when things happen, for example all my travel experiences, and I write so much about it that when you ask me I'd be so out of words. Having this blog then for them to read makes things easier, and saves me the trouble of having the same conversations. And, I'd rather write than speak anyway. Why this blog is public is also because I like to see visitors from everywhere. It's exciting to know that someone fr

Would You Rather

My teaching internship in Poland was part of the AIESEC Rzeszow LC program "Speak With Us" as mentioned before, so I was required to conduct a lot of speaking activities with my kids and I used to love playing WYR with them, among other games, as it was not only fun, but it also got them to think and I could either have a serious thought-provoking session with them or a funny one. My students being teenage high-school girls led me to falsely presume that they'd be a bit immature but I was blown away by their answers to some of the more deep not-about-eating-nose-hair-type questions I'd ask them. I am only writing these reminiscing posts as I don't want to forget them; I don't want to forget parts of the trip like the Heaven Pier as they're highlights. Nice, inspirational, feel-good, helpful memories I don't want to forget one day and having them here makes sure I can relive them whenever I want to or feel blue. I would not only ask them to pic

Travel Pics

I've uploaded all the pictures of all my solo travelling adventures (STAs) since Oct 2013. If you want to see everything, just click  here . But here are the links to the albums nicely divided in case you don't: Vrindavan & Delhi Poland : Rzeszow Hadle Szklarskie Krakow Auschwitz & Birkenau Lancut Warsaw Prague London : Museums Harry Potter Studios Alternative London Walking Tour Free Tours by Foot The Rest Enjoy! Happy New Year