As we get deeper into May, lets all take advantage of Mental Health Awareness Month and commit to making a conscious effort to improving the quality of our lives by exposing and releasing a toxic habit we’re all guilty of: comparison. It is scary how sneaky this habit is and how it weaves through theContinue reading “The Arch Nemesis of a Balanced Mind: Comparison”
Author Archives: Becca Rodriguez
New Orleans: City of Charm
This past March I had the privilege of visiting the charming city of New Orleans for the second time. The first time I visited, I simply thought NOLA = drunken nights on Bourbon Street, swamp tours in the alligator infested waters, and all the Cajun food you can eat. Now let me just say NOLAContinue reading “New Orleans: City of Charm”
About Bird’s Eye View
What is Bird’s Eye View? Bird’s Eye View is an experience that entails self discovery, self acceptance, and personal growth through writing and travel. 5 words that Bird’s Eye View Embodies Vulnerability Refreshment Adventure Exploration Acceptance What do I write about? Self Acceptance (the topic and methods to strengthen our sense of self compassion) HowContinue reading “About Bird’s Eye View”
My Top 4 Measures of Beauty
The concept of beauty is way too abstract and relative to be topped with a sweet little bow, but I have come up with four measures of beauty that seem solid in my own understanding.
Sweet Girl
A little girl does not notice when she is being loved if that is all she has ever known. How can you distinguish the presence of something if you have never felt its absence? She will not consciously sense the comforting aura of belonging if she has never had to live without it. She willContinue reading “Sweet Girl”
2019: Year of Healing
Happy New Year my friends! 2018 proved to be a year of breaking, rebuilding, growing, and learning for me. Through all that has happened, I have gathered the strength and courage to step into a new version of myself. A version that releases the pain of the past, while still appreciating and utilizing the lessonsContinue reading “2019: Year of Healing”
Rebellious Sense of Peace
When the phrase “rebellious sense of peace” first popped in my head, I was sitting on my bathroom floor, tears streaming down my face, scared out of my mind. You know those moments when you allow your mind to stray too far and you start to notice the countless unknowns floating around in the universe,Continue reading “Rebellious Sense of Peace”
Love: A Universal Experience
I do not think it is possible to represent the entirety of what love is in writing, the spoken word, art or in any expression for that matter. At the exact same time, each person has the unique ability to represent what love means to them and how they have personally experienced it and itContinue reading “Love: A Universal Experience”
Home
I sense home. I can’t explain how to get there or how to stay there, but when I just happen upon it I know I’m safe. The natural order of things fills me with a peaceful bliss and showers me with relief. Like I can release the breath I have been holding in and finallyContinue reading “Home”
Fleeting Thoughts
Inverse Relationship Yesterday has passed, but the remnants still seep through my unhealed wounds. My growth has left scratches and tears, still trying to patch up as I inhabit this new body of mine. Wobbly like a baby deer learning to walk, my new mindset struggles to maintain its new standards. Tomorrow has yet toContinue reading “Fleeting Thoughts”
Bird's Eye View 