Things That Inspire You

It’s been eons since I’ve done a Friday Five (mostly because it clashes with Foodie Friday [sigh!])! This week features AfterShokz headphones in an effort to promote #AwareWithPink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month! (Learn more about breast cancer and breast cancer screening on my Medical Mondays series!)

Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by AfterShokz in an effort to spread awareness about their new Pink Trekz headphones, in partnership with Bright Pink to support and spread awareness around breast cancer awareness. As always, all thoughts/opinions are mine and mine alone.

Not so long ago, I posted about my Aftershokz headphones and how they were helping to raise awareness + funds for breast cancer. My post today is on things that inspire! :]

Quotes!

Especially fun ones that also happen to be true…like this one!:

I’m currently on my OB rotation (you can read about my thoughts on OB here… >_> thankfully, the midwives I’m working with are awesome, so it’s been cool!), which is 45-75 minutes away from where I live, depending on traffic.

Thanks to Ricardo’s awesome gift of Spotify and my discovery of audiobooks and podcasts now made possible through the magic that is unlimited data, my commutes haven’t been bad at all!

The kindness of others

There was an extremely insensitive video aired by Fox News a couple days ago that I wrote about on facebook.  Am I disgusted and disappointed that something like that even got approved to be aired? Yep, but sad as it may be, I’m not really even surprised.

It’s definitely not as terrible as some of the other things popping up on the media these days, but in this current very-politically-charged climate with tensions running high all over, I feel like human decency has been somewhat lacking, and it’s made me especially appreciate the people who are able to treat others with respect and kindness even despite differences in opinion.

Performing arts (especially music + dance <3 )

We have a belly dancing performance in a little over a week and I’ve only been able to make it to two practices over the last two…months. ._. Hopefully it all goes well! ;P

I’m really excited about this! <3

My Aftershokz headphones have made practicing my dance routines a lot easier since they’re wireless and I don’t have to be attached to anything to listen while I practice! :]

I’d share the belly dancing songs if I knew them, but since I do not, I’ll share a couple songs that have been on repeat for me lately!

• Kauanoeanuhea, by Keali’i Reichel (we’re learning a dance to this song right now! <3)
• Finding Beauty, by Escala
• The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise, by Michael Nyman
• With or Without You, by Johnny Sky
• Kiss the Rain, by Yiruma
• Pick Yourself Back Up Again, by Boyce Avenue (I recently got to see them in a concert!!)
• Little Do You Know, by Alex & Sierra
• Ku’u Pua Mae ‘ole, by Keali’i Reichel
• One Life, by Boyce Avenue

The outdoors

There’s just something about being outdoors that fills me with joy and a sense of inner peace. <3

A photo posted by Farrah @ fairyburger (@fairyburger) on Sep 7, 2016 at 4:50am PDT

Volunteering and/or supporting great causes

I’ve been trying to get all my deliveries done ahead of schedule so that I can have a little downtime to go volunteer at the local soup kitchen or to spend some time in the free clinic!

Is there a cause that you’re particularly passionate about? If you can, donate some time to help them out! In the bottomless pit that is my world of student debt, I don’t have much spare change to go around, but I like to volunteer my time to help out whenever possible!

P.S. Why are you so cute, muff-a-muff?!

A photo posted by Farrah @ fairyburger (@fairyburger) on Sep 12, 2016 at 8:27am PDT

• What are 5 things that inspire you? Share with me in a blog post or on instagram for a chance to win a pair of AfterShokz #AwareWithPink headphones!