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Self-love post 

What does self-love mean to me? - Self-love involves putting yourself and your well-being first. Also, it is ensuring that you are doing what is right for yourself and what makes you feel good! 

Sometimes many of us feel as if its okay to put ourselves on the back burner to be there for people all the time. However, that is not the case if you feel if a decision is going to bring you and your energy first. 

In this life, we all should put ourselves first in situations we did not. It is okay to say no to people and do what you want. During the lock down, it made me realize what self-love is and how to embrace it! 

Marilyn Monroe

This quote above is a little piece of a much larger quote by Marilyn Monroe. This quote is very meaningful to me because I feel as if both the good/bad events that occurred in my life happened for a reason. Those events could have occurred to either make me stronger or make me realize what there is to enjoy in life. 

I am a believer of God and if things do not happen, He didn’t make that happen for a certain reason. I feel like He waits for the right time to place specific good things in ones life. It could be that something is going to happen that could completely change your entire life. 

This picture was taken in Atlanta 2018 on the Entrepreneurship Seminar. It was a great experience. We met so many incredible entrepreneurs. I enjoyed listening to their stories and how they got to the positions they did. 

In the beginning of lock down, it was hectic. I remember people going to the groceries stories buying everything out! The news was crazy as well hearing about the number of people who did from COVID-19. It doesn’t feel so long ago when the lock down occurred with the curfews and regulations that we had to follow. 

I tried to make the best of my lock down by staying busy not only with school, but with volunteering with Resilience Cayman. It was a blessing in disguise. Not only did I learn something new about myself and what I am capable of; it provided me with the opportunity to help those who were and are still affected by COVID-19. It made me realize how fortunate and blessed I am to have things I have and where I come from. For example, most of the people did not have jobs and were unable to buy food and other necessities. However, I am happy that I was able to help those people by just one phone call or email. They were and still are so appreciative. 

I thank God everyday for the what I have in my life such as my great support system - family and friends. 

I have been enrolled at the International College of the Cayman Islands since the fall 2016 quarter. I graduated in 2019 with my Associates in Business. Currently, I am pursuing my Bachelors in Business Administration in hopes of graduating in February 2021. 

I have been on the Dean’s list twice - Summer 2018 and Winter 2018. Also, I was inducted in the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society.