For the past couple of weeks I have been quite ill and at first I hated it because of the discomfort and the fact that I was basically on house arrest. Something good came out of it and maybe it was just was I needed. I had time to take a step back, build from within and introspect.
What does it really mean to build from within? To me it means introspecting and really focusing on the things that I care about and evaluating if that’s what I am portraying to the outside world. Am I just caught up in the noise and trying to be like everyone else?
What I learned from refocusing from the inside out, is I have become caught up in a cycle and I am doing a lot of things that I don’t care about because I am influenced instead of being inspired by the people and the world around me. I need to REALLY START SAYING NO and asking for what I need. It’s okay to try new things and it’s also okay for me to stop if I don’t enjoy doing it.
One of the things I learned was that I don’t enjoy making youtube videos, so I won’t do it anymore. I picked up my fashion sketch book for the first time in probably a year and created some dope designs. I felt alive by doing the things that I am passion about and born to do.
Do you feel alive or frustrated when you do some of the things you do? Do your interactions with some people light up a fire in you or quench it? If you don’t feel alive in some areas of your life maybe it’s time to refocus from the inside out.
With Love and Authenticity
Alieh
Alieh Kimbeng 
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