Author: lostboundries

Feeling better (lost blog #4)

by lostboundries

Disclaimer, this is personal experience

Over the past few months there has been a worldwide pandemic that has left us very stationary and static (thanks Covid-19) state,

Even though that is the case, I have found the Quarantine to be very relaxing and proving to be the perfect scenario for personal growth (at least somewhat).

I find I have improved my self understanding as far as my mental state goes. I think my life has vastly improved, I have an understanding of what I want in life.

I am starting small project’s at scale (for me that means that I have started all of these with the intent to get them to be streams of revenue but that takes time… Lots of time)

Some of those projects are Blogging, Videography,More Poetry, things that have to do with those like editing as well.

The end goal is to have one or more of these be a stream of revenue for me so that I am able to largely do as I please without any (or little) interference.

It is and will continue to be a uphill battle for me inn my life, knowing my life is hard is somehow comforting because I know that I am alive

Lost Blog #3

by lostboundries

Fighting Your demons with your voice

(The work I will be referencing is a published work by mark Manson)

Link: https://markmanson.net/how-to-overcome-your-demons

There is no way to truly win against our demons, all we can do is come to peace with them, but that war will never be won.

I think Mark Manson Is a great author and the things he talks about are very hard hitting and real.

In this short talk he talks of how to (for better or worse) deal with your demons. We often do not talk of this side of our-self for lack of being understood and maybe, also a fear of being understood.

In this short audio talk on the topic of battling demons, Mark Manson goes into a little backstory of how his monsters took over a large portion of his 20’s.
This, while not serving much in the way for discussion, allows a link of reliability to be established with the reader and writer.

My own experiences with this topic at hand make this audio track (most likely an excerpt from his book) a much more heartfelt listen and mean that much more.

Take care everyone,

Jordan pace

LostBlog#2 (personal experience)

by lostboundries

The fear of being stationary

I have gone through a lot in regards of feeling “stuck”.

From feeling like I was going nowhere fast at the age of 17 to thinking I hadn’t moved anywhere (metaphorically speaking) since I was 12.

It often isn’t the easiest thing to get “unstuck” either. It can range from taking a few days to a few years, in truth, a rut is something that can often times turn into an abyss that takes (or can take) years to crawl out of.

I have a couple of ideas to make these trials a tad bit less daunting and impossible looking to get past.

1.Look as much to the bright side as possible (even if there isn’t one)

Looking into darkness will only bring a sense of calmness once completely enveloped in it. Looking to the bright side will more (more times than not) be harder, as well as take more time but, it will without a shadow of a doubt be far more rewarding.

You will come from this experience with life lessons and strategies for life if you work in this fashion, especially for the struggles you may encounter further down the road of life.

2.Keeping moving forward, never backwards

This step might be a little self explanatory, but even knowing that, I still never utilized this simple fact for years.

In order to walk forward, you must know of a starting line in general to make any progress walking forward, in any sense you must know of the wall behind you to walk away from it.

I know these strategies may not work for everyone but I hope you may all find something useful in this, if I can help even one person then this will all have been worth it.

#LOSTBLOG 1

by lostboundries

What perspective means when it comes to creating streams of revenue (personal experience)

your perspective is the only thing that you truly have that differs you from the rest of the population. It is what makes you you and nobody else.

When it comes to making any source of money, your personality would be the shinning factor that sets you apart from everyone else. It what makes you worth listening to as opposed to the countless others, only you can give your insight and perspective.

that does not mean however that it is easy at all, I mean creating something out of thin air so to speak never is to begin with.

But that does not however, mean you should not embark in something that interest you but, know that while it may work out well for you if it is just an interest. It can never gain as much traction as a passion, because that is something which your soul is ultimately poured into.

This has been the first #LOSTBLOG

I hope you are all well

How much do your dreams weigh?

by lostboundries

Now I don’t mean in literal terms, no no and plus most likely everyone’s dream would weigh far to much. I mean in a metaphorical sense.

What does your dream mean? represent? and most of all what’s it’s adherent worth to you?

For me, my dream is still to live in a van and be free coupled with happiness, but in really getting to the bottom of why ,I was confronted with options. Options to leave what life I was in and start a new one of uncertainty, Truth be told, that scared me. Maybe I should have done it and maybe I was right to just not go. We will never be able to find out who was right or wrong because only one was chosen in the end, and that’s OK.

Finding a reason that makes sense to have your dreams wait is often times a sensible thing to do. That does not mean However, that your dreams weigh a smaller amount, it might just be as simple as playing your hand at an opportune time.

My dreams weigh as little as being reminded about them every time I see a van-life video on YouTube, but about as much as to keep me up at night because I have not yet achieved them. I am kept up by a exciting nervousness fuels me with energy and purpose.

Social distancing Mental health tips

by lostboundries

The main article I will be talking about in question

https://www.pih.org/article/10-mental-health-tips-coronavirus-social-distancing

With the recent illiness taking away most peoples ability to do almost anything. I, myself find it easy to stay calm and sane. Being an introvert all my life, this has allowedd me to explore things in my life like no other.

There are a set of tips that, despite my belief that they Will be useful to you at all. They are as follows

  1. 1) Social distancing does not mean emotional distancing; use technology to connect widely;
  2. 2) Clear routines and schedule, seven days a week, at home—don’t go overboard;
  3. 3) Exercise and physical activity, daily if possible;
  4. 4) Learning and intellectual engagement—books, reading, limited internet;
  5. 5) Positive family time—working to counter negativity;
  6. 6) Alone time, outside if possible, but inside too; but remember, don’t isolate;
  7. 7) Focused meditation and relaxation;
  8. 8) Remember the things that you really enjoy doing, that you can do in this situation, and find a way to do them;
  9. 9) Limit exposure to TV and internet news; choose small windows and then find ways to cleanse yourself of it;
  10. 10) Bathe daily, if possible, to reinforce the feeling of cleanliness.

Now the rules above are from the article provided, But I will be discussing them and hopefully changing them to adjust my (and maybe your) life in quarantine.

1.Social distancing does not mean emotional distancing; use technology to connect widely.

This rule is so important and useful, while in this time of staying couped up and rather stagnate in terms of physical moment. it is so important to talk to family and friends as much as possible, But also understand not to overdue it

Clear routines and schedule, seven days a week, at home—don’t go overboard;

This tip shouldn’t be just a tip, it should be apart of a rule-set. This essential to this homebody way of life. It helps you keep sane when it can be all to easy to go insane

Exercise and physical activity, daily if possible;

This one should honestly Just become a daily ritual for all. I love working out, But it very well isn’t for everyone. I do believe even little physical activity is better then nothing.

Positive family time—working to counter negativity;

For this one I have found that I have been relaxing with family far more then I usually would. I love my family but have bot always been the most family bound person, recently that has changed. I believe that this is a cornerstone of staying sane. Even if you aren’t around family, being around people in general but not all the time. Like professor oak says, theirs a time and place for everything.

Learning and intellectual engagement—books, reading, limited internet;

This one, ill be honest. Is not a very big strong suit for me aha. I do try to learn a good bit of things and I have made a conscious effort of trying and learning more. It is hard to learn a skill but, if you can. It is definitely worth it.

Alone time, outside if possible, but inside too; but remember, don’t isolate;

This one has just kinda been my lifestyle in life. I wish this was an easy thing for all of us to do, but sadly it is not and for some it is easy and, for some staying alone drives them stir crazy. Either way I think we will all be OK without a doubt.

I’m choosing to end this with #6 for various reasons, I have realized that not everything on this list needs my take on it. But remember

No perfect man wears armor

so maybe not all of these tips will be useful but hopefully some will go up in your brain

Social distancing (Personal Experience)

by lostboundries

social distancing is sort of a mandatory thing for me (as well if your in one of the places on Lock down like California). I wish I could see more friends more often then I do now, but this time has allowed for me to be so so creative.

I have been very content with the growing want to stay inside for avoidance of the virus. The virus has personally not affected me as of yet but I wouldn’t be surprised if it soon did.

But I don’t personally believe this has to solely be a bad thing. Other then the creative aspect it has finely made way for me to do things like working out, which I had been putting off for a lack of time. But now that time is allot of all I have, It is more then getting its time to shine in my life.

I crave more then ever to leave my thoughts and that’s what running provides for me. But, what I have been doing does not stop there. I currently am obviously blogging as well as starting to make you tube videos, as well as maybe a podcast (if I can figure it out).

All in all social distancing may be a reset that is well needed.

In times of a crisis, work out

by lostboundries

recently corona virus has struck just about all of the world. Social distancing is a thing, and more recently then ever, Introverts have been able to shine!

OK, all jokes aside Covid-19 Is a very serious thing! But in these times of stress it is not always good to keep it bottled up.

Recently L.A Fitness has closed down it’s Gyms in order to do there part to combat the Virus that is calming the nation. That does not However, Mean that it is less likely to workout. also at this point it might just calm your nerves.

A article written in Health guide.org tells of the natural treatment that is working out to combat anxiety and depression.

The effects of depression itself are far and varied, ranging from feeling lost to being anxious enough to jump out of your skin. Workingout, being the natural treatment that it is does various things to your body much better then just making you look and sometimes feel better.

Serotonin, In simple terms. The “Happy” brain drug, Is something the human body gladly produces on there own and is directly tied to a “good” feeling or sensation. It and working out go hand and hand to combat depression.

People who exercise regularly tend to do so because it gives them an enormous sense of well-being. They feel more energetic throughout the day, sleep better at night, have sharper memories, and feel more relaxed and positive about themselves and their lives. And it’s also powerful medicine for many common mental health challenges.

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/the-mental-health-benefits-of-exercise.htm

Excising in this time of uncertainty is one thing that will always be certain and an Improvement in life that may prove to be indispensable.

Many of the best workouts are what are called plyometric exercise or “body weight” exercise’s, These are things like: Planks,push-up’s or crunches and lunges. These activate central parts of the body and abdominal system in order to get you well fitted for whatever troubles may lie ahead.

At the end of the day why not work out? most people now have so much free time on their hands.

It’s been some time

by lostboundries

SO I know it has been awhile, I’m not expecting anyone to be here or even reply or comment. Just focusing on getting back into the groove of things when it comes to blog post.

So in the time I have been absent and away. I have released a poetry collection called “perfectly Imperfect”, My online presence has only grown, and for the most part, I am far more happy then I have been in awhile.

I deffintely felt myself getting tired when I hit around 1k on twitter, that was a goal I really wanted and was striving for really hard so when I got it. Honestly I found myself a bit exhausted.

Now that I have released my first poetry collection (Already working on the next). I most ceartinly feel a fire inside of me to do more and make more. Above all else, to simply learn more.

“Perfectly Imperfect” Is a collection of poetry relating to how I (And sometimes others) deal with Love,Loss,Growth, and Inspiration

I also want to leave you all with a poem I have recently wrote, let me know if you enjoy!

I’ve found you, the pages of my life stopped to highlight your beauty.

The sun & the moon stopped in their rotation to watch you.

Star born lovers, a kindle betwixt them.

But none shall utter a word, the idle tide grows disturbed between them.

But Every time I’ve closed my eyes to faraway lands.

I have found you again & again. 

Forever & Always 

-J.P

the fear of expectation

by lostboundries

the fear of expectation (for me) can be summed up in this poem.

“to some, my biggest challenge is nothing more then stepping over a small mole hill.

But to me, it is akin to crossing a casyim, continents. The only thing between me and the otherside, what fills all the space.

Self hatred” -J.P

now for me what is my biggest challenge right now is just having a talk and telling my parents I would like to take a break. there are plenty of problems in doing so.

1.”Isn’t that a little entitled?”

True, it kinda is, I mean it is not as if i pay for almsot anything, I don’t pay for my car (I do pay for gas and whatnot). I do not pay rent (although….I have been living in this house since i was 10 and now I’m 20), I buy alot of my own food so I can’t really use that one for either side. the last entitled thing would be that I get all my money (or most) refunded back to me by my parents that I spend on school. minus my textbooks that I bought this semsester (half of which i have not used).

2.”What do you plan to do”

sometimes, I draw blanks but, I would want to build a van to travel around in,Be a published poet, and being a traveling Barista. I don’t think it is that much of an offshot but sometimes I do, sometimes I do find myself thinking “what If I can’t do it”. I am worried of that but I will allow myself to be scared and nervous but go onward ever so steadily. If I don’t do it (and i am passionate and interested) I feel I will be mad at myself later down the road.

3.”how would you make money?”

honestly that’s a good question, however, I would make money by Being a barista which is obviously a job, upkeep for a van (unless the car itself has issues) is realtively inexpensive. Just the buy in is rather high (I”d imagine 8-10k) and hopefully being a published poet would slowly start to bring in some revnue.

So there you have it, I think those are the main concerns among others but even still those are what I think to be the most prominent.