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I wrote these words to myself in the middle of my

I wrote these words to myself in the middle of my second social distancing period here in Vietnam last August 2020.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Instead of shaming myself for struggling, I practiced loving myself. I reminded myself I am human, that everyone struggles, and that I could find refuge in self-compassion.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I journaled every day and I ran nearly as often. I listened to audiobooks and connected with friends online. I let myself feel sad. I probably cried and pitied myself and felt alone but in it all, I reminded myself that forward is a pace.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Whether you're feeling up or down or content lately, you're not alone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Whatever you're going through right now is a part of your growth and a part of your evolution. 💫 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Do you ever notice how the bamboo ceiling of exter

Do you ever notice how the bamboo ceiling of external expectations can keep you from reaching your true potential? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Lately, I've explored the role I play in holding myself back: trying to please everyone, trying to appear perfect or put together, doing everything alone instead of trusting others, and asking for support.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Instead of chasing achievement, I'm chasing myself. Instead of building walls, I'm building bridges. Instead of mirroring my wants based on what others want, I journal.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How do you feel lately? What stories are you telling yourself that prevent you from getting ahold of what you actually want? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Celebrating ANHPI Heritage month means celebrating

Celebrating ANHPI Heritage month means celebrating the diverse stories our people carry 🌺⁣⁣⁣
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Answering the question "where are you from?" is a unique story of its own.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I was born on the Pacific island of Guåhan (more commonly known as Guam 🇬🇺) to a Filipina woman + Japanese man from Hawai’i.

My mother's family immigrated from the Philippines to Guam so they could earn American wages. My dad comes from a lineage of Japanese & Okinawan plantation workers who immigrated to Hawai’i in the late 1800s/early 1900s.

(I’m a proper child of globalization!)⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Typhoons were a regular part of my childhood. I have fond memories of the electricity being out after typhoons equating to sleepovers with my family in the living room. In Dec 2002, Supertyphoon Pongsona devastated my island.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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After Pongsona hit, schools were out for the rest of the year. Our neighborhood with no electricity was powered by generators + community for over two months.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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It was around that time my parents moved us from Guam to the US. We moved from state to state for a few years as my parents searched for the right place to write their version of the American Dream.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Although grateful to have an American passport by birthright, introducing myself as “just” American would erase the history + culture of my people.

I am not “just” American just like Asians or Pacific Islanders are not “just” API.⁣
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Growing up on an American island over 7,000 miles away from the US mainland I saw the effects of erasure firsthand. In a school full of brown people, we learnt racism as something that was black and white.

Hostility happening from one brown race to another on our playgrounds wasn’t addressed in the classroom.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This month I celebrate what it means to be multicultural: to be Guamanian + live abroad as I define what it means to dream beyond the bamboo ceiling of expectations. I celebrate the diverse stories Asians, Native Hawaiians, + Pacific Islanders can tell.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Tell me, where are you from? How do you answer that question when people ask?

Lately I’ve been deeply reflecting on my most re

Lately I’ve been deeply reflecting on my most recent relationship and the ways we let that relationship hold each other back.⁣
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Somewhere along the way, I stopped going to dance classes. I stopped putting in the work to build friendships. I stopped challenging myself.⁣

I let myself lean into the comfort of the relationship instead of into the discomfort that comes with growth. ⁣
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These days, I journal almost daily. ⁣
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I journal about the ways I have seen myself shrink to fit into someone else’s life. I journal about how much growth I feel as a single woman. I remind myself about all the things I love right now, so when I’m ready to enter a partnership with someone else, I don’t lose the connection I have with myself.⁣
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Long story short, I just have this pattern of putting my partner on a pedestal. But the past eight months I’ve been learning to put MYSELF on that goshdarn pedestal! ⁣
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I hope you remember to put yourself on that pedestal, too.⁣
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xo

💾 SAVE THIS for when you feel like you need to

💾 SAVE THIS for when you feel like you need to refocus.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It was New Year's Eve + I was surrounded by new friends I made last year in Hoi An. ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Your girl loves setting intentions - so one of my go-to NYE conversation topics was re: choosing single words to represent my theme or intention for the year.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"My word for 2020 was calm," I casually told someone.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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"Wow, you really had to work for that, huh?!"⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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She said it jokingly, but I didn't realize how true that statement was until I heard those words come from someone else.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Feeling calm and feeling at peace is a bit like dancing ballet.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When we watch ballerinas, we admire how elegant + sophisticated they look. Yet for the ballet dancer, there is a tremendous amount of strength, training + effort being put into making each moment look effortless.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And there is a tremendous amount of strength, training + effort to live a calm year.⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I ask myself these 5 questions regularly: ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✨What ACTUALLY matters to me?⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✨What is within my control?⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✨What are my new goals?⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✨What healthy routines & habits can I cultivate?⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✨How can I give myself what I want?⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you sit down + ask yourself those questions, what comes up for you?⁣⁣⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#femaleentrepreneurlife #solopreneurlife #creativeladydirectory #elevatecultivate⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#bossbabesociete #girlbossesunite #creativemindsatwork ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#womenwithaplan #intuitivebeing #limitlesslife #selfdevelopmentjourney #selfawarenessjourney #chooseyourself #inspiredaction #worthiness⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#findingyourfearless #girlbossmagic #makersandthinkers #transformyourmind⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#trustyourpath #embracewhoyouare #femalefreelancer⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#girlbosshustle #womenwithvision

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