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See you in two days Santiago ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑโค๏ธ | Nos vemos en dos dรญas Santiago ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑโค๏ธ
It's difficult to concentrate when I continue to see photos of my beloved Santiago in flames here on Instagram. I want to hear from all of you, so pleaseโ€” my friends in Chile, leave a comment below โฌ‡โฌ‡ and let me know what's going on by you and how you are doing. Thinking of you and see you soon. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑโค . Es difรญcil concentrarme cuando sigo viendo fotos de mi Santiago querido en llamas aquรญ en Instagram. Quiero saber algo de ustedes, asi que por favorโ€” amigos en Chile, dejรฉnme un comentario โฌ‡โฌ‡ (o mandenmรฉ un mensaje) y avisรกme que estรก pasando en tu barrio y como te va todo ๐Ÿ˜” Pensando en ustedes. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑโค #pazparachile
VOY A CHILE- in just TWO short weeks I'm heading back to my second home ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑโค I've been putting off this announcement, because I didn't know when the right time to share would be, especially with everything that's going on in my beloved Chilito. But I thought about it, and maybe now is the perfect time, or maybe there is no perfect time. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€ Who knows- maybe me sharing will inspire more people and open a few more eyes to the current situation and struggle that's happening down there. . Some people have been asking me if I'm nervous or scared to go back to Chile right now, with all the unrest and protests going on. But really- I'm not. What you may be seeing on the news isn't the full story. My friends and loved ones in Chile have been reporting back to me with stories of peaceful protests, and a country coming together to support each other and lend a helping hand. Those who are retaliating with vandalilism and violence are the few and although they may be attracting more attention, the majority of the Chilean people are reuniting for a common cause and peacefully working towards a needed change. I'm proud to call Chile my home away from home. So no- I will not be cancelling my trip๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ See you soon Santiago! โค๐Ÿ’™ #noestamosenguerra #pazparachile #chileunido
Pensando en mi Chilito- y estoy llena de amor. Pienso en Chile y pienso en un paรญs increรญble- lleno de ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š increรญble. Por favor recuerden una cosa- ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™™๐™ค๐™จ somos personas. Todos en Chile tienen una familia, y gente querida. Los protestantes. Los carabineros. Los bomberos. Los militares. Los politicos. Los mayores y los jovenes. Los ricos y los pobres. Mรกs amor y compasiรณn. La violencia no es el camino. Fuerza mi Chilito y nos vemos pronto, te quiero. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑโค #PazParaChile #chileunido #noestamosenguerra
So many aspects of our lives are affected by those we surround ourselves with. Did you know that our close relationships account for 70% of our happiness and 90% of our wellness?! I sure didnโ€™t. And that stat doesnโ€™t only include romantic partners, but also family, friends, roommates, mentors, bosses, coworkersโ€ฆ . But even though our relationships are so important to our wellbeing, so many of us struggle with them. We find it difficult to effectively communicate what we want/need, heck-- sometimes we donโ€™t even know what we want or need. And if we donโ€™t even truly know ourselves, it makes it pretty hard to form deep, meaningful connections with others. I started my path to self-discovery a while back, while living in Chile. And then when I started working with BBXX a few months ago, I actively started taking my relationships more seriously, putting an emphasis on improving my communication skills, and simply talking through things I once either โ€œlet goโ€ or โ€œput off.โ€ Little steps and improvements really make the biggest differences! My relationships have never been healthier ๐Ÿ™ƒ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’“๐’†๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘๐’” = ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’†, my friends.โค Go check out @bbxx.world-- we canโ€™t change the culture and the conversation surrounding intimacy, relationships, and communication without you ๐Ÿ˜œ ๐˜–๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ- ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข $200 ๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฃ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ! ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด!
Itโ€™s mental health awareness week.โค Did you know that 1 in 5 adults, in the US, struggle with their mental health? I think that stat is important to share here on Instagram. . When sharing glimpses of our lives on this platform, I think we all feel the pressure to show off the best version of ourselves and โ€œlive our best lives.โ€ We share fake laughing candids from our happiest moments and envy-worthy photos of our travels (like this one โฌ†). ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘ฐโ€™๐’Ž ๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’๐’•'๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’„๐’‰ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐‘ท๐‘ฑ๐’”, ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‡๐’†๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’”๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š. And no, Iโ€™m not suggesting we should all share more of those bun-on-top-of-head, no make-up, puffy-eyed photos. Our feeds would then be a pretty depressing sight. [๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’๐’๐’ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’ 7๐’•๐’‰ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’† ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’ ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿผโ€โ™€] . All Iโ€™m saying is that itโ€™s called โ€œcurated contentโ€ for a reason. We pick and choose what to share. Our Instagram feeds are not an accurate depiction of our lives. So, while scrolling through your feed- remember the above stat. ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ“ adults. That certainly means youโ€™re not alone.
Would you believe me if I told you this photo was candid?๐Ÿ“ธ . . [If Iโ€™m being honest] I canโ€™t claim that the majority of photos youโ€™ve seen on this profile of mine were โ€œunplanned,โ€ - I mean who has ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ candid photos anymore. But this one actually wasnโ€™t, and I ๐’๐’๐’—๐’† it. ๐Ÿ™ƒ Thanks for capturing a true candid moment @lizzie.caplan โค๏ธ
NUMBERS have had me really stressed lately. #โƒฃ๐Ÿ™ˆ The numbers I see when I pay my credit card bill, my quarterly taxes, my visa expenses. The numbers left in my bank account after purchasing flights or putting down apartment payments. The number of followers I have on my Instagram. The number of visits I get to my blog. The number of likes I've been getting on my photos. These are the numbers I'm told over and over again are important. These are the numbers that detemine my "potential" and my "success." . But you know what, I say SCREW IT. ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ If Iโ€™m going to measure my self-worth, my happiness and my achievements by numbers, then I might as well focus in on numbers that mean something. Instead of the price of my travels, I should count the number of sunsets I've seen or the number of beautiful places Iโ€™ve been. Instead of the number of 0โ€™s on my paychecks, the number of meaningful hours I put into my work this week. I should count the number of hearts I've loved, who have loved me back. The number of people I've made smile , or the number of good deeds I have done. . Maybe itโ€™s not about ignoring ALL the numbers, but instead just focusing in on the numbers that really count. And if I measure myself by those numbers, I have to say, I ain't doing half bad ...
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to celebrate with two of my favorite people in the whole world as they pledged their love to one another and officially tied the knot. ๐Ÿ’ It was such a genuine ceremony and a true testament to the hard work, sacrifice and effort that goes into building a solid relationship, that goes into a love worth fighting for. Something that truly stood out to me- they vowed to make self-care a priority. They vowed to take care of themselves, their health and their own wellbeing, so that they could in turn be better partners and better care for one another. . Thank you for inviting me to be a part of your special day @charlottewald and @go_mene. Your love for one another is truly inspirational โค . Photo cred @theculturalstreets