Blog Bookmark | tobeyoungandblithe

Welcome to my Blog Bookmark, specifically displaying all the thoughts that go on inside my head on a month to month basis.

The intention is for anyone to read for as long or as little as they wish, with the hope of being able to take something meaningful out of it.

Through past and even recent experiences, as a young individual, can be quite eventful and educating, but most importantly nobody should have to think they're on their own with certain situations or dilemmas - especially this early in our own worlds that we live in.

Keep browsing through, enjoy and subscribe to my monthly updates down in the form below.

-mj x

The Art of Growing Up: Freshers 2021

Hey beautiful person reading this!! I can only apologise to my regulars for the long wait - we have been going through a lot; which a...

maryjane (mj) viado

Sep 26, 20217 min read

Dear Dad,: Another Year of Acceptance...

If you've been keeping up with my posts since the very beginning, you'll know that I post a yearly reflection about my journey with...

maryjane (mj) viado

May 4, 20215 min read

cracks form; breaking on the inside.

The lockdown continues. Everything remains remote and distant. We're almost hitting one whole year since all of this even started. We've...

maryjane (mj) viado

Mar 15, 20215 min read

saying goodbye to the year that changed the whole world

Happy New Year. I genuinely hope that this one brings a progression of clarity, a build-up of love, a chain of constant care and support...

maryjane (mj) viado

Jan 8, 20215 min read

lockdown and lockup.

a creative piece (w/k:15nov20) *Note to reader: if you won't read this until the end, I suggest that you don't start something you can't...

maryjane (mj) viado

Nov 20, 20202 min read

THE BIG QUESTION MARK: the future.

The pressure is on at this moment in time. Although, it feels like it's convoluted (and definitely has been) at the same time does it...

maryjane (mj) viado

Aug 11, 20207 min read

Change: the different kind of grief

So over the past couple of weeks I've been thinking a lot and deeply about certain changes that have happened but also the ones that are...

maryjane (mj) viado

Jul 10, 20205 min read

Say it out loud: it's okay not to be okay.

{internally screams before typing} *note to self: BREATHE. Okay.. To start off, I hope you - yes you reading this - are enjoying the...

maryjane (mj) viado

Jun 28, 20205 min read

cherishing every single person you have

No matter how small or big your personal support system is, no matter how minimal or maximal your group of personal associates may be,...

maryjane (mj) viado

Jun 1, 20202 min read

My Yearly Kind of Pain.

Weeks five to six of lockdown seems to be purest form of monotony. I'm sure we've all become immune to it (the boredom) and gained the...

maryjane (mj) viado

May 1, 20204 min read

time cut short: finding the good in the unknown

So many events have occurred in the short space of one week. One of many being that the education system has been put to a hold for now...

maryjane (mj) viado

Mar 29, 20204 min read

it takes time.

It takes time, your time is all it is. There simply is no rush. It has felt like there should be, but there really isn’t. I’ve felt...

maryjane (mj) viado

Feb 16, 20201 min read

knowing your self worth

"always remember just how rare you are - there is no-one quite like you." -April Green The New Year motive: self love and self care 2020....

maryjane (mj) viado

Jan 29, 20202 min read

the silence that sometimes has to be broken.

December has been an intense month to top off one of the best and hardest years I've personally had to face before. Don't get me wrong,...

maryjane (mj) viado

Dec 29, 20193 min read

remember: everything is going to be okay.

The progression of time is important and developing yourself as a person is a big part of this. One thing that I've realised this month...

maryjane (mj) viado

Nov 23, 20192 min read

maintaining consistency

Coming back to the workload of school and other duties has given me an increase into organisation as well as keeping up a consistent...

maryjane (mj) viado

Oct 15, 20192 min read

reflection x2: progression from now

I think and I hope its okay for me to say that I've really been missing my dad lately. Yes, I'm still happy with everyone that is here in...

maryjane (mj) viado

Aug 24, 20192 min read

two words: progression and reflection

It's daunting to say that summer is closing in on us and I'm sure we've all realised that this one has gone by quickly without doubt. I'd...

maryjane (mj) viado

Aug 24, 20192 min read

you aren’t a burden – back and making better progress

To summarise my prolonged post, here are the reasons why: end of year exams, a brief trip to the US, delivering speeches and conducting...

maryjane (mj) viado

Jul 24, 20193 min read

the reoccurring pain that makes me stronger

The last few weeks of May has been a complete whirlwind for me in terms of being able to regain my inner strength and find the...

maryjane (mj) viado

Jun 2, 20192 min read

personal touches

Losing someone who you love at such a young age is so difficult in the sense that it’s hard to function everything all within the same...

maryjane (mj) viado

May 2, 20192 min read

defeated by the future

I’m at this point where I’m consistently remembering the types of events and situations I will get myself into within the next few...

maryjane (mj) viado

Apr 13, 20191 min read