be present

january was such a weird month. it feels like it lasted forever, but also seems short now that its come to an end. i have learned one huge lesson this month: be present. i always preach about being intentional with your actions, working to figure out your purpose and yadda yadda, but i never thought about what it means to be present. to truly live in the moment. soak it all in. thoroughly enjoy it.

i felt this while i was out celebrating my friend’s birthday. i typically don’t stay out after work because of my commute, but i wanted to be there to witness her moment, to celebrate this special occasion with her, to be present with her as she welcomes a new year of life. i was also on my period (TMI, i know), which is usually kicking my ass, but my body strangely behaved so well. i do believe it is because i told myself that this would be a day that i enjoy, and i was going to be positive about how i was feeling so i could truly be present in the moment.

when the time came to head out to the flour shop, i was ready and excited. i was not going to think about going home or about the time or about anything that would distract me from what i planned on doing. i was going to allow myself to have a good time.

too often, we think we’re present but we aren’t; we’re thinking about tomorrow or distracted by things that haven’t even happened. we have to find the strength in ourselves to really focus on living in the now. i know that sounds difficult, but it’s a must yall. allow yourselves to be free of restraint, especially when it comes to having a moment to yourself. why punish ourselves with the idea of time and restrictions? we need to get in touch with that inner child: that carefree being that lives rent-free in our mind that we need to let roam outside once in a while.

we definitely let ours out when we saw this cake explosion. it was the cutest thing! my ass could not handle all of the sweetness from the cake + the sweets, but i def enjoyed it. being there made me really happy that i did not force myself to go home or make an excuse as to why i needed to go home.

so the only thing i hope you guys takeaway from this is.....

be present!!

stay out of your head. stay off of your phone. live in the moment. savour that moment like it’s the last piece of good food you’ll ever taste. capture that moment in your memory.

lol, okay is that too much?

jassy