Author: bstfleur
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Alleviating Stress
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Stress can kill productivity—it’s ironic, isn’t it? The overwhelming to-do list causing your stress often becomes the very thing that prevents you from completing tasks. This creates a vicious cycle that can feel impossible to break. When stress takes over, it doesn’t just sap your energy. It clouds your judgment,…
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Is Financial Freedom or Passion-Driven Work More Important in Adulthood?
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The importance of financial stability in today’s world cannot be overstated. With the rising cost of living, almost every aspect of life—leisure, security, and even basic needs—requires money. While it’s ideal to have a job that aligns with one’s passion and generates a good income, the reality is that sometimes…
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The Journey to Resilience: Creating My First Short Film of 2025
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In 2024, I made an ambitious plan: to create 100 short films in 2025. It felt like a bold yet exciting challenge—100 is such a solid, satisfying number. But when I divided it up, I realized the enormity of the task: nine films a month, or two to three videos…
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Reflection of Resileince
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It’s still very early in the year, and it’s far too soon to decide if 2025 will be a good or bad year. However, I will say the start has been kind to me. I hope that if I encounter challenges, I’ll power through and practice the resilience I worked…
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Life Lately: Locked in or Lockdown
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To all the “locked in” people… shhhhhhhhhhhh. Please. Stop being so loud about it. Some of us have been locked in since January — and honestly, even before that. At this point, I’m not trying to lock inanymore. I’m trying to lock down. And no, not like the government — too soon? Maybe.…
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Hello November | A Monthly Reset
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The final stretch of the year always feels like controlled chaos, doesn’t it? We have just two months left in 2025, and everyone’s scrambling; checking boxes, revisiting resolutions, and trying to squeeze meaning into the last few pages of the calendar. Honestly? I haven’t even looked back at my list of goals…
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The Break without the Breakdown
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Do you know that moment when you decided to take a break, without leaving primary responsibilities behind? This for example means still going to work and my home responsibilities are still conducted, but saying no to any church responsibilities that isn’t just attending church and attending every community event and…
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My Bucket List: 10 Dreams I’m Chasing
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Life feels like series of moments strung together, and each dream I chase is a spark that lights the path forward.
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My Career: My Biggest Accomplishment
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I grew up with two of the most loving parents a child could ask for. They had different parenting styles, but together they created a foundation that shaped me into who I am today. My mom was the type of woman who thought about all of us—her children—before she thought…
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Hobbies to Start
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What I didn’t realize at the time was just how much losing my hobbies made me feel like I had lost a part of myself, if not my whole self. Hobbies aren’t just little side activities. They’re anchors. They remind us of who we are outside of school, work, and…