Wellness Foundation Blog

Not a lot of people like bugs. Most people may overreact or go crazy when they see a bug near them or around them. People have a tendency to let their fear of particular insects cause them to react in a way that, honestly, can be unnecessary. Most of the time, after school, I’ll sit outside to wait for my mom to pick me up. Since it was such a beautiful, sunny day, I decided one day to just stay out there to wait and even begin some work in the meantime. However, I was distracted by the presence of a bee flying around me and the bench I was sitting on. My first initial thought was to scream and run, but I did something different. I looked at the bee and saw how small it was compared to me. I thought in my head “If I just stay still, it’ll pass by”. I kept doing my work while trying not to make any sudden movements that may trigger the bee. After that, the bee left, but eventually came back and that’s when I panicked. The whole point is that we should not be so quick to react to our cir...

One of the classes I took last semester was Health Science 2. Since it was my last class, and it lasted 2 hours, I had to take a bus to the career center where I took it. On the 10-minute ride to the place, we go through different areas to reach our destination. Some areas you can see have wide open land with few houses. Then some areas are mostly trees and it’s cluttered with houses and things of that sort. When the bus takes us through those open areas, my data works on my phone and I have no problems. However, when I go through the area with many cluttered trees, I realize I don’t have access to good service. That’s just like with God. God can’t connect or reconnect with you as he wants to because your environment is cluttered and full of unnecessary things that you need to remove from your life to have breathing room. When you make space for God, you can connect with him on a level where you can obtain the blessings and the things He has for you. Holding on to things that are affec...

       One of the biggest things I hate is when I get in the car, try to put my seat belt on, and the seat belt gets stuck. The first response I have, or anybody would have, is to tug on it and keep trying to pull it until it gets unstuck. But it just won’t because it’s not in a position where it can be released, so I have to tug a little but wait until it’s in a position to be pulled. That’s like with life. Sometimes we keep tugging on or holding on to stuff that is only hindering us from moving on. If we just let things go and put circumstances in God’s hand, where he can loosen them to make them better for us, our situations will be put in a position where we can handle them. On that same note, it’s important to realize how not everything is meant to be moved when we want it to move. Some things just take patience and time to fulfill a purpose that God has destined for us and not man. Always remember, if you’re in a situation where you feel stuck, let go, let God,...

     In many situations that we may encounter, it’ll bring out of us a reaction or response either good or bad. A very common way this generation reacts and responds to things is through emotions. Sometimes when we think that a situation is too much for us, it can cause us to feel stressed, angry, sad, unbalanced, etc. When these feelings come about, we start to handle things our way (through our flesh) and use our emotions to justify our internal being.      For example, at one point in my life, I was hurt, disappointed, neglected, sad, confused, unhappy, and felt the need to seek others for validation. I had so many things I had bottled up inside me that was hard for me to let go. It then later on caused me to react and respond through my emotions and caused turmoil in my relationships with friends and sometimes family. There were many things I’ve said that I wanted to take back and the guilt of my actions and choices made me feel even worse about who I w...