Wise Wednesday: Getting Candid - Honesty Update

Hello there Internet!

I hope you are doing a-OK wherever you are in the world right now 💙💜💚

First up, the elephant in the room... If you have read my previous post on Katy Perry's new album Witness, then you would recall that I said I would upload something reflective on Sunday. You've read the title, so when I am posting this it is not Sunday....

Yikes. I'm an entire FOUR days late.

I'm really, really, really, really sorry 🙈 Truthfully, I was all set to sit down and post over the past couple of days but I got caught up in other things. These things vary in degrees of importance, but this meant I was really short on writing time and now here we are.

However, this also means that I will be posting THREE times this week to make up for it!! 😁

For future reference, I promise I will be better at posting in some kind of consistent pattern 👍👍👍

On to today's blog post... and it's another reflective one. I apologise if you don't like reading these types of things, because they can be really intense and not exactly the happiest of conversations. But they are proving to be really helpful for me at the moment, and I hope you do get something out of it if you choose to read on 💖

So without further ado, let's get candid....
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If you have been following along at all with any of my recent Getting Candid posts then you will know that I've been struggling with some mental and emotional clarity recently. I am pleased to report that the past week has been really good for me.

I realised that I needed to spend more time on things that make my brain happy instead of just wallowing in my crazy mind maze. It's freaking insane in there y'all and I need to make more of an effort to get out of there from time to time.

I don't know if you guys have figured this out yet, but creative expression makes my brain really happy. That's why I started this little blog of mine, and why my Instagram looks the way that it does. So I decided to treat myself with a little trip to the ballet to see The Sleeping Beauty.

I went by myself and had a wonderful time watching the beauty and precision of all those amazing dancers; combined with the lush and sumptuous set dressing and costumes. I loved getting lost in that magical fairytale world for a few hours because I was able to block out everything else and just be present.

Source: The Arts Centre Melbourne

We don't get to experience that feeling enough these days because our society is so fast paced. But the times when I am lucky enough to feel that strange kind of artistic euphoria, I want it to last forever. Everything feels better in that mental state because it is 100% positive thoughts only. There's almost always a happy ending, everyone on stage is talented and awesome and a bucket of hard work from a team of creative people has produced something incredible. What's not to love???

Before you wonder about the state of my social life because I said I went by myself, I want to say that I chose to go on my own. I happen to love the pleasure of my own company, and I needed a night in the crisp Melbourne city air to get some perspective on life. It's amazing how much you think about when you just let your mind wander....

The other main thing that lead to my positive outlook on life this week was some much needed time with some people that mean a lot to me.

Truth be told, I have missed them a lot recently because exam study isolation is enough to make anyone go bonkers. But I realised recently that I'd been going through an intense personal time for me without really having them to lean on.

They're really awesome human beings and they always know how to make me smile, so I am super grateful for any time I get to spend with them 😄😄😄

I don't like to annoy people with the strange and largely irrelevant things going on in my head, but I had no idea how much I needed to just laugh and have fun with my friends for a bit. Laughter is truly the best policy y'all 💗

I want to end this update with a little re-iteration. While a lot of these Getting Candid posts recently have been about what's going on in my brain and my life, I don't like getting into specifics.

I don't think the in's and out's of my life are particularly interesting for you guys, but I do think that the themes and the greater conversation are super important. It's super easy to get lost in this world of 'perfect' social media spaces, and sometimes we forget that life isn't always sunshine and rainbows.

Being comfortable enough to admit that you are not feeling 100% about yourself and then being able to articulate how you are feeling is super important. Bottling things up isn't healthy and talking about this stuff - no matter how big or small it is in your life - is going to make you feel 1000% better (I promise) 💖💖💖💖💖

I know that life is full of ups and downs, and I have only just started on learning how to ride the waves. Sometimes honesty can be difficult, but it is also really important in the greater journey of discovery and self-improvement. Here's to honesty, now and forever folks 💞💞💞
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There we go 👍 I hope you found something helpful in this super late stream of consciousness style post. Please feel free to share and recommend to friends if you feel like it 😀 But if you didn't find this helpful, then that's OK too.

Question of the Day: What in the world makes your brain happy? Leave me some fun answers in the comments section below and be sure to follow me on Instagram (@miss_memphis98) if you want to keep up with my (super late) blog posts 😉

Thanks again for reading, you're awesome 🌟

Love and feeling beautiful at the ballet, Emily xx 🌺🌺🌺