Firstly, what is described as burnout?

Not so long ago, I was reminded of a past I had blocked out from my memory. It brought to mind how far I've come, but also where I came from. I found it to be quite triggering, to say the least, and caused my already unsettled morning, to go further downhill. The person I was a few years ago would have been completely shaken by this encounter. However, I hadn't realised the extent of the work and the power of healing that has been invested in my life. It dawned on me that things no longer hold the same sway over me as they once did. After that, I pretty much spent the majority of the day with it being forgotten about.

Self-doubt often manifests as an internal characteristic, constantly undermining your confidence. It often serves as the landlord in the house where imposter syndrome is a tenant. 

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I am excited yet a bit nervous to enter the year 23 and experience all that it has in store for me.

Wellness, for me, involves taking care of my mental and physical well-being by pursuing activities that bring me joy and better health. I've found that when I immerse myself in activities I enjoy, it significantly uplifts my mood, alleviates life's stresses, and provides a profound sense of comfort.

In my own process of finding and learning myself, I've encountered various phases, faced my fair share of lows, and celebrated a few highs. I've explored different aspects of life and indulged in some desires. But, in the end, I've come to the realisation:

The Autumn season is here; Autumn is my favourite season because of the shifting colour of the leaves and the brown and orange shades that fill the streets. Autumn is a season that I find simple to romanticise and makes me feel like the main character in my own life.

Now that I am in the corporate world, I've found that the commute can be draining at times for me, especially on my way home, and that I can feel weary after a busy day at work. However, I really wanted to come out of that state of exhaustion and feel rejuvenated and revitalised instead.

At the start of the year, I was working a job that I wasn't very happy with; it was draining my creativity and was extremely monotonous and mundane, with no possibility for growth or prospects for my future.

Unlike other years, I created a vision board to visualise what I wanted my life to welcome this year and the following years. I really loved conceptualising things I would love to do and experience and putting them into pictures on a board to sum up everything that is expeditiously me, the parts of me that I want to tap into and live out in 2023.

Following your dreams, what does that look like? I never really knew the answer to that question until after I finished writing this; I always knew I wanted to do something creative, spontaneous, and flexible.

In the middle of August, I wrote briefly on one of my Instagram post captions about a Netflix movie I watched called Purple Heart. With Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine starring in the main roles. There are so many reasons why I found this movie so exceptional, from the plot down to casting and the actual execution of the film. If you are a movie buff like me, you realise that this movie teaches you so much about life.