My Life is just a bowl of Cherries

My mother recently send pictures from days past. Pictures of my younger self. Pictures of my sister. One in particular stuck out to me. Looking at my 8 year old self- I remember feeling insecure, unsure, scared, restless and always unsettled- for reasons unknown. I feel like I should explain myself to her. I would tell her: Dearest Azra,   Your restlessness will never go away. Ever. It’s what drives you.   It’s what keeps you going. It’s what keeps striving forward. You are stronger than you think. You have an incredible ability to move on. You’ll never be a damsel in destress. You will always have a love hate relationship with your hair. Stop cutting it and using boxed color- trust me! Don’t worry about what other people think about you- it’s okay for someone not to like you. Learn to live more in the present. Sometimes your restlessness will cause you to miss some important moments. It might take you longer to fulfill a life-long dream. Y...

If you look up the definition of the word Confidence you will find the following: con·fi·dence [ˈkänfədəns] NOUN 1.      the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust. "we had every confidence in the staff" ·  synonym s :   trust  ·  belief  ·  faith  ·  credence  ·  conviction  ·  reliance  ·  dependence ·          the state of feeling certain about the truth of something. "it is not possible to say with confidence how much of the increase in sea levels is due to melting glaciers" synonyms :   confidence  ·  sureness  ·  positiveness  ·  conviction  ·  certitude  ·  reliability  ·  assuredness  ·  assurance  ·  validity  ·  conclusiveness  ·  authoritativeness  ·  truth ...

Eating right and getting healthy isn’t always just about weight loss. I know in the past, weight loss- was the first thing that pop into my mind whenever somebody said they were trying to “Get Healthy”. Just like- Getting in shape doesn’t have to mean losing weight. Looking fit is different than looking thin. Here are other things a scale will NOT tell you… ·          A scale isn’t going to tell you if you are healthy. ·          A scale isn’t going to tell you your muscle tone. ·          A scale isn’t going to tell you your worth. ·          A scale isn’t going to tell you your strength. ·          A scale isn’t going to tell you how you feel inside. ·          A scale isn’t going to tell you if your gut is healthy. · ...