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Marathon/Hike to the Top

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What could you try for the first time?

Since I started my fitness journey last year .I really wanted to work on my endurance and grit for long periods.

And I’ve seen people who’ve built up and grown so much in their fitness journey and put so many activities and have really tried one marathon as a realistic goal.

Like, I remember one of the famous movies, I’m not sure. It has something to do with a famous boxer or a person in training. When a person runs up the stairs and then cheers as they reach their goal.

I wanna try to do that. Maybe running a 5k marathon or hiking up a big trail like a mini mountain to reach the top or finish line and look down and say…

Yeah, I did it.

And since I’ve always been sedentary and put some workouts in my routines, I’ve never tried running a marathon as a nice fitness goal, and running as an activity so that could be something I can try for the first time.

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MIX of Styles

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Who are your favorite artists?

I love music 🎶.

Love singing and dancing whether swinging to a classic of Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston jamming out to the 90s to 2000s of Beyonce, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Drake, and Nelly.

Or with Disney and Nickelodeon start-offs to famous singers nowadays like Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, and Sabrina Carpenter.

In the 2010s of artists that made me excited and either sing on the bus ride home or just bust out. For instance, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Meghan Trainor, Justin Bieber, and Ed Sheeran.

Even love my foreign artists with Spanish grooves and beats; Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Bad Bunny and Shakira.

Speaking of foreign artists with nice voices, being a fan of Bollywood films, with A.R. Rahman, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Sherya Ghoshal, Alka Yagnik, and God rest her soul Lata Mangeshkar.

Also with finding a new genre of K-pop with being a big fan of groups of BLACKPINK, BTS, and SEVENTEEN.

How can I forget about my native 2nd home with Nigerian artists like Davido, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema, Omah Lay, Fireboy DML and Flavor.

So who are my favorite artists?

Well…..I guess I got a lot 😁

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Silence….No Drama Good Books….Meditate

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What brings you peace?

Silence and nice sounds in the morning give a sense of peace

As a quiet person who now realizes a good part of “The Let Them Theory” and focuses on myself more to just live peaceful.

I don’t get involved in people’s issues, problems, gossip, or rumors because that brings a headache on its on.

If people speak about me…Let Them

Don’t try to control people or anything because it’s more peaceful.

Meditation and reading a good book are methods that bring me peace.

Just not thinking and relaxing and putting my mind into learning something new and not staring at a screen gives a good peaceful mind.

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Unique…but Reasonable

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How would you describe yourself to someone?

I would describe myself as quiet but unique when you get to know me.

Sometimes…I can be creative or have a mental block.

Passionate about different projects, good news, media, and a lot of rare things to show and look back on.

I’m empathetic, and respectful because I am not quick to judge anyone until I get to know them on a comfortable level and layers for me to let go to show my true self.

I scare easily and am fearful…But I was born in a wonderful faith with a respectful religious background which I always remain humble.

Sometimes I show too much passion, especially for sports or topics I love…

I have a bad habit of overhinkjng and stressful, because ai wnt things to be perfect or fix things easily and too nice.

So I reflect a lot on myself and always try to grow in any way I can.

Can be lazy…but responsible and always loyal to my loved ones because inside that I am still working on, I care about other people more than I do myself.

Quiet, Unique, Simple but Passionate and Caring

That’s Me and I’m still working to be better 🙂

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Take a Break & Journal Your Thoughts

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What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?

Mental Health is something I did not consider important, until 3 years ago I got wiser and had a lot of personal factors….something that took me to a very low point in my life and I didn’t know how to get out.

So I just thought and searched online what is something I can do to improve my mornings and not feel depressed….

And some strategies that I found out…

1. Try and make a routine to help lessen the load. With mornings and evenings.

2. Add small healthy habits slowly to help your mental and physical well-being.

3. Exercise although tiring and hard at first can go a long way and helps…

4. Don’t wait to start something or learn something new just do it.

5. Meditation and time to yourself is a very important factor that is healthy to add.

6. Journaling your thoughts, fears, aspirations, anger, joy, sadness, and happiness is a good outlet to release stress 

7. Planning out meals brought a new joy and improved my mental health because I don’t feel the need to rush or stuck in confusion.

8. Take a break during the day…too much time on one or multiple things will lead to burnout.

I am still reading and looking at some more good advice to add to help me but I still keep on trying. 🙂

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Habits are Helpful

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How do you practice self-care?

I used to neglect my self-care because of the same old excuses…

I’m busy

I don’t have time

The day is already over so what is the use

However, reading a book called Atomic Habits and listening to some good YouTube influencers who practice self-care has helped me.

Still a beginner, but taking it more seriously.

Some habits with the following cue, craving, reward and response that I have started for my self-care are…

  1. Do not open my phone until 1 hour or 2 when I wake up
  2. Drinking water when I wake up
  3. Trying to sleep early and prioritize sleep
  4. Eating more healthy food and making my meal plan to try new recipes
  5. Exercise in the morning and walking more to help my well
  6. Create a morning and night skincare routine
  7. Meditation when I work at home to reset my mind
  8. Journaling: writing how I felt on paper than keeping it in and becoming mentally unwell
  9. New Hobbies & Comfort Zone. I’m trying to grow more as a person by putting myself out there where its uncomfortable
  10. Limit screen time and reading books
Self-Care

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Travel and Experience

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How do you want to retire?

I want to retire peacefully and with a good mary to my name that I contributed to anything any company any foundation and they know that I tried my best and I’m completely thankful and free to do what I would love to.

The first thing is is travel, and do side, projects that would keep me engaged.

I love traveling and the world is so vast that I have not seen anything yet. I have more and more years of me ahead, if I would love to.

Well, because through life, there’s always this blockade, stages of kids, helping people and be involved in so many things that you forget to take care of yourself for a bit.

Even though the world is changing more and more that people are trying to do more self-care in the early stages. But in the retirement in stages, there’s more to look forward to.

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Passion – So Much

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What are you passionate about?

I’m passionate about so many aspects, activties and issues in the world.

  1. Environmentally conscious about our world
  2. Health and Well-being
  3. Sports – Tennis, Olympics, Basketball, Wrestling
  4. Having opportunities like jobs, events and business that are being made anew for people
  5. Technology – tools that will help the bigger picture
  6. Food – all new and different flavors
  7. Entertainment
  8. Books and Stories being made whether they being real or fictional
  9. House Swapping and Interior Design – new creative process to keep my mind running
  10. Mystery and Observation- developed skills in increase my knowledge in deception and reading purple
  11. Anime – new and old stories being part of today’s world
  12. Charities – reaching out for people that need help and taking steps to improve
  13. Self Care
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Home, Work & Life (Sacrifices)

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What sacrifices have you made in life?

Well, recently, I have made a lot of sacrifices in my life because of the world around me. But because of my delicate situation…

Like, for instance, I moved to a new building around 2 to 3 years ago, and it’s not even close to my workplace. I wanted to move closer in the area to the townhouse or a condo, but I had to sacrifice because of my brother, my mom, and my dad….

All of their workplaces are closer by car to our building. So I know I have to make the sacrifice to take buses, subways or pay a lot for Uber just to get back and forward

Instead of getting a car out since there is jo place in my building and insurance has been getting more and more expensive…

I ride four buses to work, twice a day during the week.

There’s this part of me that I wish I could just run away and move out, but the world around me saying otherwise with the economy being so expensive for housing, internet, and food. It’s a mind numbing of a sacrifice to go through.

Sometimes I sacrifice my happiness because of the strictness and expectations of my parents. Sometimes I can’t go to places by myself because of their old-fashioned ways just saying that I’m  a girl and that’s dangerous all the time out there.