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Thanks for being here :) My name is Alex & I've been living in Asia for nearly two years. I've always had a passion for writing (& if I'm being completely honest with myself--talking too much!) so this would a bound path for my life. < Here, you can find posts from my Travels around Asia, living in South Korea, Lifestyle tips about surviving young adulthood as well as some Skincare and Makeup Beauty posts, as I used to work as a makeup counter Beauty Advisor before I starting jumping from country to country. It was my first true passion and I'll always love it. Soon, I'll be moving back to the USA, but don't expect the posts to slow down. I have restless feet and I can't stay still for long! Take a look around & enjoy!

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GOLD is a state of mind ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’ซ๐ŸŒผโšก๏ธ๐ŸŒปโญ๏ธโœจโ˜€๏ธ
The world is starting to open again justtt in time The world is starting to open again justtt in time for todayโ€™s start of GEMINI season & I think that tells you all you need to know about us โ™Š๏ธโœจ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ซ (throwback to my birthday last year in California)
//Day 7: ๐‘๐„๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐†๐ˆ๐๐„//โฃ //Day 7: ๐‘๐„๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐†๐ˆ๐๐„//โฃ โฃ Weโ€™ve been forced to consider what to keep with us as we transition to new versions of normal. โฃ โฃ Iโ€™ve tapped more into my creativity lately and I want to keep that with me. I redid my space to be more cohesive. I got a new camera Iโ€™m learning to use and I daydream about all the scenic locations Iโ€™ll get to take it to someday. Iโ€™ve picked up consistently writing my poetry again and I gave myself chills with some of the words that spilled onto the pages. I have been given the opportunity to listen closely to where God is leading me. โฃ โฃ โ€œ๐˜ ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.โ€ -๐˜Œ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐Ÿบ:๐Ÿทโฃ โฃ What a gift the stillness of this time has been. Iโ€™ve gotta tell you what: the view of my future from here looks mighty hopeful. โฃ โฃ #hopewriterschallengeโฃ โฃ Thanks for reading along with my writing challenge this week from @hopewriters! Let me know which day you liked best. Iโ€™m going to publish all 7 entries into a blog post on www.alongcamealex.com.
//Day 6: ๐‘๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐๐„๐‚๐“//โฃ //Day 6: ๐‘๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐๐„๐‚๐“//โฃ โฃ โ€œEverythingโ€™s been closed for months & we all canโ€™t wait to reconnectโ€ โฃ โฃ I have to admit: all this time, Iโ€™ve felt all your energy. I โ€œreconnectโ€ with you every time I open this app:โฃ โฃ โ€ขWhen you post a quirky photo from inside your home. โฃ โ€ขWhen you post your meal & inspire me to try a new recipe.โฃ โ€ขWhen you post your virtual dental school graduation. โฃ โ€ขWhen you post a fun, new workout.โฃ โ€ขWhen you post the local restaurants providing curbside pickup. โฃ โ€ขWhen you post that you put sunglasses on your dog. โฃ โ€ขWhen you post all your good news. โฃ โฃ I hope you find solace knowing I have all the gratitude to live in a time where I can consistently root for you all: whether that be from behind my screen or at a dining room table six feet from you. โฃ โฃ #hopewriterlife
//Day 5: ๐‘๐„๐’๐“//โฃ โฃ The fact that I //Day 5: ๐‘๐„๐’๐“//โฃ โฃ The fact that I am a day late posting shows I needed it, but rest is not only defined by sleep. โฃ โฃ I have a career and full time job completely unrelated to this blog that requires a lot of my mental capacity.โฃ โฃ โ€ขGoing for a run is ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. โฃ โ€ขComing home on a Friday night to eat take out Pho, blog, and watch Disney + is ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. โฃ โ€ขLaying out in the sunshine and listening to music while ignoring a text I can answer later is ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. โฃ โ€ขReading my devotionals and then writing in my journals about it before I sleep is ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. โฃ โฃ Matthew 11:28 is a favorite: ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต.โฃ โฃ Choosing where to place your energy, especially in an era where we are constantly stimulated with our phones is crucial for success. Pay attention to where you are in need of rest. Give your energy to where itโ€™s required at that time. Then, give the burdens to God and go to sleep. โฃ โฃ #hopewriterlifeโฃ
//๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’: ๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐„/ //๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’: ๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐„//โฃ โฃ Itโ€™s late & Iโ€™m only posting now, but that isnโ€™t important. Today, weโ€™re talking restoration. โฃ โฃ You go from a child, to school, to choosing a career/college, to working, & somewhere along the way, you land & look at yourself for the first time in the mirror.โฃ โฃ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. โฃ โฃ I was 23 when I looked at myself for the first time & I hated who I was. I had been busy doing what Michelle Obama calls โ€œchecking the boxesโ€ โฃ โฃ grades, manners, youth group, church, varsity sports, cheer captain, afternoon announcements, SATs, every hair was in place, 4 year university, loyal relationship type, practical major, working out everyday, clubs/sorority... etc you know the type.โฃ โฃ Along the way of all this, I had lost the true me.โฃ โฃ I started listening inside to the natural ebbs and flows of what my body was trying to tell me. If I was tired, I probably wasnโ€™t eating right or exercising properly. If I felt mentally drained, what hobbies had I put on the backburner? I started actually standing up for myself and hearing my own voice. โฃ โฃ I worked to reestablish the true version of myself. I feel like each year since, I have redefined priorities and fought to shed negative things I donโ€™t want to carry with me anymore, rediscovering positive ones. โฃ โฃ I love to travel and Iโ€™m good at it!! It didnโ€™t even know this about myself until then. The signs had been there my entire life but I never paid attention to them because I was too busy focusing on what I was supposed to be doing rather than what I wanted to be doing. โฃ โฃ This life is too short, friends. Stop caring what anyone thinks. If you want to quit your job and become an artist like you dreamed of as a child, I believe you should pursue that. This short pause in our lives has given you the golden opportunity. Restore your dreams and the true you. #hopewriterlife
//๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘: ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘//โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Do you ever โ€œforgetโ€ to believe in yourself? โฃโฃ โฃโฃ a line from a recent song goes: โ€œ'Cause I'm a black belt when I'm beating up on myself. But I'm an expert at giving love to somebody else.โ€โฃโฃ โฃโฃ You have to wake up everyday and remember who you are & itโ€™s okay if you need to constantly affirm yourself of your capabilities and your strengths. โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐˜ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต, ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ, ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜บ, ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. โฃโฃโฃ โฃโฃ These affirmations are HALF OF THE BATTLE. These affirmations are not just words but you will remember to PROPEL yourself towards your potential. Donโ€™t lose out on life because you forgot to believe in yourself. โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Right now, please stop what youโ€™re doing and type out something you love about yourself. Sometimes, we all need the reminder. โฃโฃ **cue rob schneider you can do it** โฃโฃ #hopewriterlife
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