Living by the sunshine

YOUTUBE AUDIO VERSION HERE...  https://youtu.be/etYqmf5BotI  Don't forget to like, comment and share... 😁😁😁 Good time of day, beautiful people!      I hope you're all having a wonderful day.      Today, I want to talk about something that took me years to truly understand:   healing isn't about becoming the person you were before. It's about becoming someone new.      For the longest time, I thought healing meant getting my old life back. I wanted to be the person I was before my traumatic brain injury. I wanted to think the same, feel the same, and live the same life I once had.      But over time, I realized something important.      The old version of me no longer exists—and that's okay.      The goal was never to become who I used to be. The goal was to discover who I could become.      Before my injury, I honestly didn't pay much attention to taking care...

GOOD (TIME OF DAY!!!),     Today, I will be sharing with all of you my thoughts on the current immigration, along with my personal experience with this population of children. I am releasing a Youtube video that will go hand in hand with this post. Make sure to go check it out!!!        As someone who completed my Bachelor of Social Work internship working with unaccompanied children, I often find myself reflecting on the experiences that shaped me both professionally and personally.    When most people hear discussions about immigration, they often hear statistics, policies, political debates, and headlines. While those conversations are important, my experience taught me that there is another side to the story—the human side.           During my internship, I had the opportunity to work with young people who had traveled incredible distances and faced challenges that many adults would struggle to overcome. While eve...

Good Time of Day, Beautiful People! I hope you're all having a fantastic day. Today, I want to talk about change in life—whether that change is physical, emotional, financial, or even the rapid advancements in technology that seem to appear overnight. Change can be exciting, but it can also be uncomfortable and, at times, even frightening. These are the steps I took—and continue to take—to better understand and embrace the inevitable future. 1. Acknowledge the Changes That Are Occurring Sometimes change is difficult. We may try to ignore it, resist it, or wish things would go back to the way they were. The first step is simply recognizing that change is happening and accepting that it is a natural part of life. 2. Allow Yourself to Feel Every change brings emotions. It is okay to feel scared, uncertain, frustrated, or even excited. Give yourself permission to experience those feelings without judgment. 3. Focus on What You Can Control Life often presents circumstances beyond our co...