By Bria Justus
A year of growth, a year of finding who I am on my own terms and a year of, in the eloquent words of Kylie Jenner, “realizing stuff.” But I guess that happens when you’re 21-years old. You, in fact, realize stuff. You also grow up. You literally can feel yourself growing up sometimes. You …
If I could create one class in college that everyone would have to take it’d be a class on mindfulness and self-care. On learning how to reflect, prioritize ourselves, love ourselves and take the time to stop and be intentional about how we proceed forward. As we all know too well, the daily little things …
In my yoga class this morning, my best friend who just so happened to be the instructor, reminded the class to be fearless and to take risks because the worst thing that could happen is that you fail or fall and then start over. The comfort and validity in her voice worked. Every student in …
I’m not sharing this for anyone to feel bad for me. Because today will never ever be about me. I’m sharing this because if you know someone who's passed away, you know that the anniversary of their passing will forever be a hard day. A day where emotions are high and feelings are difficult to …
As you probably know by now I’m a big fan of intentionality. I believe that in order to better yourself, in order to love yourself and in order to love others you have to be intentional. One way I like to practice this is by setting intentions every month. Essentially this is like goal setting. …
Over the past couple of months, I’ve noticed a trend in my life. People ask me if I’m in a relationship. I say no. And then I’m greeted with a half sympathetic, half disappointed smile. As if the fact that I’m single is a reason to feel sorry for me. Or the fact that I’m …
We all change, constantly and unconsciously. Sometimes we can feel ourselves changing, other times it’s subtle and change creeps up on you. And this year I changed a lot. Not only did my hair go through about five different colors but my perspective on life changed, my aspirations changed, my hobbies, my passions, my goals …
Confidence is never something I’ve been good at. Starting in 4th grade I became aware of my body, how it looked in comparison to others and how I felt when I realized that I didn’t look like the “popular girls” or the girls in magazines. I was a very chubby kid, big cheeks and a …
