Stutz Reflection

This film immediately reminded me of the song Mirrorball by Taylor Swift. I attached some of the lyrics to the side. I loved watching Stutz.  Therapist Phil Stutz had valuable life lessons that I think many college students are beginning to understand. My favorite words of advice in the film was, "Stay on track... love the process." In times of negativity, I often find it hard to keep moving forward without shutting down in some way. However, I think this quote is so valuable and relatable to many students and adults. At this point in our lives, we have all been through a different set of events that has shaped us to be the people we are. While telling people to love the process is a lot easier said than done, it is crucial to appreciate every step along the way. Stutz brings up that we need negativity or else we don't grow. Again, another relevant piece of advice. I invite you to reflect and apply this to your own life.

My Thoughts on Freewriting

I've never had a writing teacher open class with a free write, but personally, I have found it really beneficial. As a person with a lot of thoughts at all times, free writing has been an easy outlet for me to get my thoughts out, especially before having to focus. I think if teachers gave students some time to unwind a little before class, they may find their students can focus longer. However, I do understand that time in class is limited. 

I have found that a lot of my writing starts off with me spitting out every thought I have, and towards the end I make lists of things I have to do with pictures. I consider myself pretty good at time management, but I do stress myself out for no reason. Having time to plan out my day has allowed me to have a stronger sense of control over the workload I have. One of my favorite free writes was the day we wrote for ten minutes. The first five minutes were free, and the second five minutes we followed a topic. This allowed me to still have time to get my thoughts out, but after, I had time to get ready to start concentrating on class. I liked the way that following a topic made me think. I wish we had more free writes that followed the ten minute format.

Spring Break

My boyfriend's spring break falls on the same week as ours, so I was really happy about that. We get to spend a lot of time together, which is really important to me. Having a small family has allowed me to deeply value my close relationships with others. I've always preferred small groups of people that I am genuinely close with or being one on one. I'm just a lot more comfortable around less people than I am large groups.

Although I don't have any specific plans, I'm most looking forward to having a break. It has been such a long semester, and we all deserve time off. I'm hoping that when I come back I feel refreshed because I cannot pump out another 5 weeks with the stress levels I'm working off of right now.

Happy Sunday!

I feel sort of at a standstill with my writing. I don't have a lot going on outside of school, so I have nothing interesting to write about. I've been trying to find small things that make me happy. I attached a picture of the cow chocolate chip in my ice cream. It's too cute not to show! Relating back to one of my posts, finding motivation can be really difficult when it feels like there's nothing going on. Sometimes I get really frustrated when I'm being unproductive. I feel like I constantly need to be doing something, so sitting still is not for me. However, having a break is really important!! I've decided I need to spend more time relaxing and less time being overwhelmed for no reason. A lot of the things I worry about have no reason to cause me the amount of stress it does. That being said, finding little things that make me happy has been a key part of being okay with not being productive at all times.