Weekend Reflections

Happy Sunday dearies!

My posts on here have been very sporadic and I apologize about that, but being a college student takes up 110% of my time! I promise to keep updating, but it won’t be nearly as often as I’d like so make sure you keep an eye out.

That being said, I hope everyone is adjusting to the new year and to the new semester if you’re in the same boat I am. These past couple of days have been a mixture of exhausting (Inauguration Day, ugh) and empowering (The international Women’s Marches, woohoo ladies!). I’m so blessed to live in an area of the country where most points of view on anything and everything are respected and protected fiercely because I know that this is not always the case elsewhere. I have friends here at school that attended the Inauguration,and the Women’s Marches, and the Pro-Life Marches, and everything in between, and it’s a true privilege to be able to listen to all of their opinions and better understand the thoughts that build their different characters. The most incredible part of this weekend was watching everyday citizens, albeit MILLIONS of them, go out and fight for what they believe in. The bread and butter of our American government system is exactly that. This weekend millions of citizens exercised their right to protest the very government that grants them that right and it was an empowering sight to see. Our country may be going through some very big changes, but the heart of our democracy never left and continues to thrive every single day. This weekend couldn’t have been a better representation of that.

Regards,

Kathryn

Friday Focus – Silence

After the closing of each week of a college workload, a 9-5 job, that one coworker who constantly seems to get on your nerves, it’s nice to be able to take a second and just sit in a quiet place. The week, and inevitably the weekend as well, is so filled with sounds and movement and racket that cloud the brain and heighten the anxiety levels. While it’s impossible to escape them in school or the office, I like to try to take a few minutes of mental silence for myself when I find an area that fosters to that. Admittedly, this is almost always the shower since its somewhere I have to myself no matter what time of day it is.  Taking time to think about the past few days and the days to come without the pressure of roommates or bosses or even a pad of paper begging for them to be written down on is  very difficult thing to do. Even with practice, taking time for ourselves is not usually something we turn towards doing. Next time you’re feeling particularly stressed or just need a moment to reflect, try to find an area, a bathroom stall, a quiet study lounge, that fifth floor of the library where it’s completely silent, an area to just sit for a while without any distractions or pressures. I promise you’ll feel a sense of relief and may even want to make it a regular habit.