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My name is Leziga, and I’m so glad you checked out my blog. I’m a recent collage grad who loves music, entertainment and spending time with my friends. Here I hope you find information to help you on your journey of living your best life by making good memories.

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T H I N K I N G Have you ever been lost in thought? Do you ever go from thinking about your next plans to wondering how your favorite characters are going to solve their episode of the week problem? Maybe that's just me, but I think it's so easy to get mentally distracted from focusing on actually important things. The occasional distraction isn't that big of a deal, but what I've been bothered by is how easy it is for me to get up in the morning and not think about what my main focus or goal is. #Mindfulness is not a hobby you can pick up casually, and I have to really fight to be mindful in the mornings. It's especially crucial to start the day by practicing mindfulness because it set up the trajectory for the rest of your day. Likewise when you start your morning distracted and frazzled, that's going to be a hard mindset to break. Mindfulness in the morning can only be achieved with proper planning the night before. Whether that means completing your next meal prep, or taking the time to write your goals for the next day out clearly. To live intentionally, you need to have a plan. Planning to have more mindfulness in your schedule can look different for everyone. Here are a few ideas to try out: Write in a journal about why you're practicing mindfulness or some reasons why you've become interested in the topic. Use a planner or calendar to jot down some goals for each day and include dedicated morning meditation/mindfulness time. Go to bed earlier, so you can set your alarm for earlier. This way you won't need to be in an immadiate rush to whatever your next plans are and you can use that time for yourself. Those were some of my ideas and tips on how to have #mindfulmorning. What are yours? #HNAF

S L O W L I V I N G Why try slow living? What does it even mean? I've found myself wondering why I started and why the process seems to be moving, for lack of a better word, slowly. As I dive deeper into slow living research, I've found a few repeated ideas that seem to define it. #Mindfulness, #minimalism and #time. More time to be exact. It seems the constant complaint always turns to there not being enough time. Good things end too soon and difficult things don't end soon enough. Choosing to dive into slow living has been a process and I think it's really a study in intentional living. It takes intentional thought to not consume products needlessly and to keep the items you do have to only the necessary amount. It takes intentionality to be mindful and to make the most of your free time. Some times that means even giving up responsibilities or opportunities to have free time. Why you choose slow living has to be the first question you answer. It's hard to make a change you don't believe in or don't see the purpose to. Finding your purpose for slow living could be found in asking what's missing in your life or what are you working towards? Are you overly stressed more often than not? Do you miss being able to enjoy hobbies that you had before? Do you have hobbies you want to start? Slow living is a journey. Perhaps best started curled up on the couch with a cup of tea. That's where I started, how about you? #HNAF

I'm on a journey towards #mindfulness in my daily life, but one place I found it easiest to do is while traveling or on vacation. When I visited Spain, there were a lot of new sites and experiences that I didn't know I could ever see again. That helped me shape my mindset to focus on the moment instead of just acknowledging it on a surface level. In everyday life, we have the opportunity to be more #mindful or passive. A simple step could be to ask yourself what details in your current environment do you typically ignore. Trees are a perfect example. There's usually quite a few of them whether you live downtown or in the suburbs. Rural areas have their own plethora of natural wonders that you can easily forget about. Sure they're not nearly as old or majestic as some outside your hometown, but the point of mindfulness is to want where you are currently. It's so easy to focus on what's missing instead of what's actually there. Things like starting a gratitude journal can help you start to retrain your thought patterns. Check out this excerpt from my blog post on mindfulness and the accompanying YouTube video to get a look at how I did mindful journaling while in Spain! Link is in my bio.

START It's Wednesday my dudes. Also known as hump day, and generally the day when you're most exhausted about the week and glad to see it half over. But I'd like to reconsider Wednesdays. What if we treated it like a Monday or a new year. The first half of the week might've started rough, but Wednesday could be a chance to turn things around. To be completely honest, I've had a slow start to slow living. All the goals I've set got shuffled behind all the deadlines everyone else set for me. Why is it easier to meet other people expectations but not make time for our own? This Wednesday, take a step towards your goals. Set aside time to meditate, go to they gym, or start writing that blog post. It's amazing how much you can accomplish if you set your first goal as to simply start. #HNAF

LONELINESS I'm finding adulthood to be both busy and quite lonely. It seems like everyone including yourself is either working, has plans or lives far away. Whatever happened to the college squad? Although it seems that time period of easy to access friends, fun and free events is gone, there's still so much potential for new opportunities. Even if those opportunities are as small as reading a new book or challenging yourself to actually sit down and write your friend a letter. I think #mindfulness is in realizing that life is still moving at the same pace it's always been, except now there's different things to notice. One new thing I've noticed is how it's actually not that hard to write every day even when I'm not "inspired." Waiting for inspiration is one way to make sure you'll never reach for your #creative goals and do the things you really want to do. Another lesson worth note is that, you are a whole person even when you're alone. I can't always find people to do things with, but that doesn't make my hobbies any less worthwhile. Why would I keep waiting for other people to have fun? There's so many things I want to do that I know I'd have to do alone. As daunting as it sounds, it's not impossible. What would you do if you weren't waiting for the world to catch up?

RESET Sometimes I need a reset. A do over, or just a chance to get my mindset to where it needs to be. I get so easily distracted by what's going on miles away from me online and miss out on opportunities right in front of me. I'm reminded of the day I hiked out here and everything around me was so peaceful. Sometimes I need to remind myself that the place I live and work isn't always going to be the place I easily find peace. Maybe it's going to the local park or coffee shop. Find your place to clear your mind and just be. For me that's being with God. It is a privilege to have the time and opportunity to sit in silence, don't waste it. Travel notes: ... there was this moment at El Torcal where I had sat on an ancient rock formation other people were far away, and it was so quiet. The kind of quiet where the wind's breeze is like a gentle interruption. For a moment I revelled in that silence. People came back in earshot, we had to move some more. But I would climb that hill again for that moment.

Here Now and Forevers

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