Lessons, Laughter, and Growth

Personal growth, life lessons, and everything in between.

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He Lived It, I learned It

Nobody talks about that kind of love. The kind that forces you stay disciplined. The kind that makes you show up daily, not in grand gestures, but in quiet choices: waking up early, staying up late, carrying burdens without complaint, showing up again and again.

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I Almost Dropped Out of Med School

I can’t count the amount of times I’ve had to do that, exams I’ve had to rewrite, results I’ve refused to tell my family about. But every time that I didn’t give up, I got one step closer to my goal.

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Love, According To My Babe

And that is one of the greatest lessons she has taught me (albeit indirectly) about love. That love is, at its core, abundant. That when you love someone, you give freely, not because you have to, but because you want to.

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If Love Had A Soundtrack

I’ve really been in my love songs era these days. I love it! I love love. The romance, the butterflies, everything 😍🤭

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Certified Mood Lifters! My Go-To Comfort Movies

“Some people turn to comfort food; I turn to comfort movies. There’s just something so soothing about knowing exactly what’s going to happen and still loving every second of it. No surprises, no stress, just pure, predictable joy.

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I’m Nice, Until You Push It

If we don’t say “no” when our boundaries are crossed, we teach others that it’s okay to disrespect us and we slowly start to internalize that lack of respect ourselves.

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New Year, New You?

To me, ‘New Year, New Me’ isn’t about perfection, it’s about progress. It’s about standing at the start of a new year and saying, ‘I’m willing to try again.

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