Earlier this summer I met up with a friend from high school to catch up on our previous semester at college. I personally did not think it would be much longer than an hour. I was wrong - it ended up being 3 and a half hours of conversation, drama, name dropping, laughs and gasps, and anything in between. And we even got food in the middle of our coffee date! This holds a special place in my heart, not because of the food or coffee or location (while that was all amazing), it was the memory and ability to get to know my girl friend better. Communication and conversation are some of the most important life skills and habits for a human being, it is proven to be healthy and make you happier overall. And it did!

Our current era of social media involves a lot of fake and false realities, including unreal expectations of physical appearances and personalities, events and vacations, and ways of living that may be unhealthy towards teenagers and young adults taking in all of this content every day and night. If we focus social media and different trends towards body positivity, realistic ways of living and portraying a happy and healthy future, and navigating videos and content towards important global issues that this audience can become involved in rather than nonchalant clips that will not bring society any further, then our current state will change for the better.

I believe that journaling (more importantly writing down your thoughts, feelings and experiences from the day) is a healthy and mindful way to relax and reset your body and mind. It allows the individual to write about things they maybe do not want to talk about - or the opposite, write pages upon pages about one specific event. I think that journaling is a very important past time to a positive lifestyle and more adults, especially those struggling with anxiety, stress, or depression, should try and invest some time out of their day to begin journaling - or even just writing one word or sentence about your day. Start small, and go from there!