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| Me at the Color Run 5K Race in 2014 with friends |
Yep.
However, I'm not talking about the kind of messy your cousin, Mary. Lol. I'm talking about a soul filling, laughing so hard a little pee comes out, smiling until your cheeks ache, crying tears of joy, 3 year old with a crayon to the white walls kind of messy living.
However, I'm not talking about the kind of messy your cousin, Mary. Lol. I'm talking about a soul filling, laughing so hard a little pee comes out, smiling until your cheeks ache, crying tears of joy, 3 year old with a crayon to the white walls kind of messy living.
Life has many serious moments; it has to be counterbalanced with some messy fun every now and again or we start to drag, fall ill or take it out on other people.
By day, I work as a project manager and am constantly planning for things and analyzing and processing data, timelines and methods of efficiencies. When I'm not working, I'm daydreaming and organizing things in my life through my sorority involvement, bullet journaling, home decor and organization and cooking. With these things as a part of my lifestyle, I often become slightly obsessed with having a plan for everything and get in my head too much at times. It's a rabbit hole one can mess around and live in, totally oblivious to what's going on in life. To shake myself back to a more present state of being and out of that never ending rabbit hole, sometimes I need to do something messy like purposely eat an ice cream cone like a carefree 4 year old, color outside of the lines in the coloring book, dance about the crib in my underwear singing along to Prince songs, do a cartwheel and feel dizzy or laugh myself if I trip on the sidewalk instead of feeling self conscious. This is the kind of messy I'm talking about; the kind that brings you present to the moment and reminds you to smile and feel good right now. No waiting until work is done or when your school loan is zeroed, smile right now. FEEL good right now. Life has many serious moments; it has to be counterbalanced with some messy fun every now and again or we start to drag, fall ill or take it out on other people.
We can't take ourselves TOO seriously all of the time. We create our best lives and some of our greatest creations when we are in our joy. In what ways do you inject a little mess into your life for a reset?
Milan is a New York City based, creative writer and the founder of AGrlCanMAC. She's a self proclaimed accessories junkie who's passionate about healthy living, adventure, books, and arts & crafts. AGrlCanMAC is a resource for women of color all over the world who want to look good, radiate good and feel good at the same damn time.
Follow AGCM on Twitter /// Instagram /// Pinterest /// Youtube
By day, I work as a project manager and am constantly planning for things and analyzing and processing data, timelines and methods of efficiencies. When I'm not working, I'm daydreaming and organizing things in my life through my sorority involvement, bullet journaling, home decor and organization and cooking. With these things as a part of my lifestyle, I often become slightly obsessed with having a plan for everything and get in my head too much at times. It's a rabbit hole one can mess around and live in, totally oblivious to what's going on in life. To shake myself back to a more present state of being and out of that never ending rabbit hole, sometimes I need to do something messy like purposely eat an ice cream cone like a carefree 4 year old, color outside of the lines in the coloring book, dance about the crib in my underwear singing along to Prince songs, do a cartwheel and feel dizzy or laugh myself if I trip on the sidewalk instead of feeling self conscious. This is the kind of messy I'm talking about; the kind that brings you present to the moment and reminds you to smile and feel good right now. No waiting until work is done or when your school loan is zeroed, smile right now. FEEL good right now. Life has many serious moments; it has to be counterbalanced with some messy fun every now and again or we start to drag, fall ill or take it out on other people.
We can't take ourselves TOO seriously all of the time. We create our best lives and some of our greatest creations when we are in our joy. In what ways do you inject a little mess into your life for a reset?
Milan is a New York City based, creative writer and the founder of AGrlCanMAC. She's a self proclaimed accessories junkie who's passionate about healthy living, adventure, books, and arts & crafts. AGrlCanMAC is a resource for women of color all over the world who want to look good, radiate good and feel good at the same damn time.
Follow AGCM on Twitter /// Instagram /// Pinterest /// Youtube
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