Brooke Stamnes

Another city learning, connecting, and exploring with my bestie

• Monday Mantra •
“The “good ol’ days” are happening right now”

We often think of the “good ol’ days” as a specific time in life when things felt easier, simpler, or more carefree.

A time when life seemed slower.
When the people we loved were all close by.
When we didn’t realize we were living in moments we would one day miss.

But what if I told you those days are happening right now?

Nostalgia has a funny way of softening our memories. It allows us to look back and remember the beauty while forgetting some of the challenges we may have been carrying at the time.

And one day, we’ll do the same with the life we’re living today.

We’ll look back on these ordinary moments and realize they were never really ordinary at all.

So don’t let got of the nostalgia you hold for the past - but don’t forget to embrace the present, too.

Because the moments you’re living right now are becoming the memories you’ll cherish tomorrow.

And someday, these may be the very days you call the “good ol’ days”

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Psalm 90:12
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts into wisdom.”

• Monday Mantra •
“Never stop learning.”

The minute you stop learning life, life can begin to feel boring, mundane, and lacklustre.

You lose sight of the wonder this world has to offer because you’ve stopped searching for it.

Learning keeps you alive. It keeps you growing, evolving, and becoming.

The more you learn, the more you realize how much there is still to discover. There is an endless depth to this life if you’re willing to stay curious enough to explore it.

Every person has something to teach you.
Every experience has something to show you.
Every challenge has something to reveal to you.

Make it your mission to keep learning.
Keep asking questions.
Keep seeking wisdom
Keep searching for meaning.

Because the day we stop learning is the day we stop growing.

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Proverbs 3:13-14
“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.”

Transformation incoming.. ➡️

• Monday Mantra •
“Compassion levels all playing fields.”

What do I mean by that..

I mean that the moment you place yourself in someone else’s shoes, you begin to understand them a little more.

How they may be feeling.
What they may be thinking.
Why they may be acting the way they are.

We’re all experiencing life for the very first time. None of us truly have it all figured out - we’re just learning as we go.

Maybe someone is navigating a new university campus, trying to find where they belong.
Maybe it’s a new mom surviving on minimal sleep while learning an entirely new version of herself.
Maybe it’s a woman learning to embrace the changes that come with aging.
Or someone trying to understand life after the loss of a parent, partner, or friend.

Life isn’t easy.
But it is deeply human.

Try to look beyond the outer shell of the people around you..

Lead with compassion, because you rarely know the full weight of what someone is carrying.

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Romans 12:15
“Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.”

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• Monday Mantra •
“Your routine is the most important ritual you create.”

It’s how you begin your day.

From the moment your eyes open in the morning, you are setting the tone for the kind of day you’re going to have.

Do you immediately roll over and reach for your phone?
or
Do you give yourself a moment to breathe, be present, and embrace the day before the world rushes is?

It’s also how you end your day.

How you decompress.
How you release the tension you carried throughout the day - or how you allow it to follow you into the next one.

Your routine shapes more than you realize.

It influences how you age,
how you feel,
how you respond,
how you grow,
and how you evolve..

Because routine is more than just what you repeatedly do -
It’s how you choose to live

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Proverbs 4:26
“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.”

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