On the surface I seem like the most self assured person most people know. In reality I struggle with self assurance everyday. I have found myself pressing this internal struggle onto others and actually pushing some of them away (my ex boyfriend for example). I mean I can't say that's the only reason our relationship failed, but it was a huge factor. 

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    Forgiveness is something we all need to work on everyday. Its not just the idea of forgiving someone, it is much more complicated. Getting to the point of forgiveness in the first place means you have already spiralled through anger and even possibly ignorance. But what happens when you let someone or something get to you on this deep level? And if they have hurt you and forgiveness may not be able to be given how do you know what to do?

   My feelings tie me down to many…

      I have always been drawn to Buddhism. The openness of its mentality and always trying to do the greater good for society. Hoping to actually learn to live in the moment. I know I can overcome some of the struggles that bare me down in this life. My main focus of pursuing this journey into Buddhism is to be able to thrive in this moment and see the world as a beautiful and miraculous place. 

     My first steps towards learning more about my curiosity of Buddhism started with the…