Road to Refinement

Staying True to Myself in a World of A.I. & ChatGPT
Anita Valverde Anita Valverde

Staying True to Myself in a World of A.I. & ChatGPT

“…Since A.I. is here to stay, “my fear of change” has evolved into a “fear of being left behind” with this ever changing technology.

But what I’ve realized is sometimes it’s easier to adapt and go with the flow rather than resisting to what is.  Change can be good, as long as you don’t yourself in the process- your morals and values and the sense of the truth in who you are.”

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tEa-SCAPE
Anita Valverde Anita Valverde

tEa-SCAPE

“Drinking tea has become a part of my daily self care ritual for a few years now. It’s one of those simple pleasures in life that I can always turn to any time of the day.”

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Cinco Cinquains
Anita Valverde Anita Valverde

Cinco Cinquains

Once upon a time I created pieces of poetry. I long to find the inspiration and the motivation to write poetically again.

“Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.” -Edgar Allan Poe

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Self-Love
Anita Valverde Anita Valverde

Self-Love

“What comes to mind when you think of the word “love?” Perhaps you think about wedding vows or maybe the first time you held your newborn baby. Maybe you think about Valentine's Day.

The type of love I have in mind about today is self-love.  And in my opinion, one of the most important kinds of love.”

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 5 Toxic Social Media Habits I quit Doing to Gain Back an Empowered Sense of Self.
Anita Valverde Anita Valverde

5 Toxic Social Media Habits I quit Doing to Gain Back an Empowered Sense of Self.

“…I realized that nothing I do to the outside of my body will ever make me feel enough.  Beautiful enough.  Worthy enough. Validated enough.  That it was all an inside job.   

It wasn’t until I started doing the internal work, making the mindset shifts,  refusing to no longer allow mainstream society to influence me,  that I started to feel better about myself- about who I was and about how I looked…”

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