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When You Don’t Feel Like You Belong, Do This
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. ― Brené...
When What You Do Doesn’t Feel Enough, Do this
I am not doing anything earth-shattering, or that hasn’t already been done, yet I feel deeply fulfilled... Read More...
If You’re Exploring Your Spirituality, Consider These 5 Questions
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There...
6 Simple Steps to Take Better Care of Yourself
I can recall many times in my life where I have chosen to put others before myself. Where I have made decisions that were not the most loving for me or the quality of my life... and here's what happened next Read More...
The Best Reason to Judge the Book by its Cover
No matter what it is, a book, a company or a person we all tell a story from the outside. We all have a book cover so to speak. I know we have been told not to judge a book by its cover, but I am going to disagree. Read More...
8 Great Important Tips on Making Your Life Happier
I always dreamt of being truly happy. I wanted a life without the worry, the wanting and the questioning. Well, the happy life I thought I wanted is nothing like the happier life I lead now. In fact, I didn’t know it at the time but my dream life was anything but happy. Be OK with the fact that your happier life may be different then what you imagined. Read More...
Following Inner Compass and Making Your Own Choices
As I was debating the pros & cons of accepting the job and losing unemployment, my mom surprised me by saying: “Keep your focus on what you want to do with your life and not this job.” All this time I thought she just wanted me to get a job. If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say NO to all the alternatives...
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How to Be Happy Even if Things Aren’t Perfect Now
We can't force things — friendships, relationships, careers, decisions, etc. Deep down, I've always known this, but that hasn't stopped me from trying to anyway. Nothing is gained by pushing the river, for the water ultimately arrives at the sea in its own perfect time...
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The Mind-Body Connection That Helped Me Lose 40 Pounds
There are many habits that are destructive because they negatively affect people around them. Many of them may not be physically harmful but instead emotionally, spiritually, or mentally destructive to themselves or those around them. In general, we neglect the connection between anxious thoughts and the action we take to cope with those thoughts. The actions actually become part of who we are... Read More...
How to Come Home to Your Authentic Self
We are raised in a society that generally has a lot to say about who we should become. It can be extremely difficult to separate the expectations placed on us from our own true thoughts and feelings. Sometimes our own thoughts are intertwined with those from our family, friends, teachers and community, that we have to dig deep to discover what feels right and sacred for ourselves... Read More...
The Most Powerful Lesson on Living, Work and Passion
The death of a loved one is a very painful reminder that life is way, way too short. I remember my friends telling me to focus on my job, so that I get over that period after my father’s death. And I did. I went to my job every single day to keep myself busy. And you know what?... Read More...
How Yoga Taught Me to Embrace Change Slowly
Regardless of what our transitions look or feel like, one thing is for certain —they're an inevitable part of the process.
It's natural to want to skip ahead to the next chapter, but by doing so, we're ultimately depriving ourselves of the opportunity to enjoy the present and appreciate the transition... Read More...
This Tiny Change in Your Thoughts Will Transform Your World
“Keep Faith”. We say it to encourage a loved one who needs hope. We tell it to ourselves to help get through a rough patch. And when we say it, we usually mean it. We know that faith is a powerful—sometimes life-altering-feeling. But what if we are keeping faith in all the wrong things..? Read More...
One Solid Choice You Won’t Regret in 5 Years
I've spent years caring about what people thought of me, and comparing myself to others, and choosing to do things against my heart's desires. I was seeking external approval, or tried hard to "become" someone who I was not in order to please others. But then I've decided to do something that changed my life forever... Read More...
How to Stop Worrying in Less Than 4 Minutes
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.― Corrie ten Boom I am...
Does Money Bring Happiness? Answered Honestly
When you ask children what they want to be when they grow up, they never seem to be short on ideas. Creative, far-fetched, and full of hope, they fearlessly tell you that they want to become: firefighters, superheroes, astronauts, athletes.
This is because their brains haven't developed enough to over-think each situation until paralysis sets in and saps their will to imagine... Read More...
Finding Balance Between Holding on and Letting go
Somebody told me, that life is a balance of holding on and letting go. And I couldn't agree more. It's not easy to learn to let go. But here is a thing about our homes and our lives: we either collect dust-gatherers that fail to fill our lives with meaning, or we hold things that really fill our lives with something of great value. Read More...
One Thing You Probably Didn’t Know About Social Media
Social Media gave me false sense of a constant "presence" next to people I cared for. If you asked me about the most memorable text message or Skype conversation, I would probably fail to recall anything. Because all the fun, great and extraordinary things that we will remember are happening out there right now in the real and beautiful world. And I would find them only if I chose to look up. Read More...
Have You Skipped Saying These 6 Things to Your Partner Today?
We’ve probably all been told at one point or another that “relationships take work.” But what does this really mean? Time and attention to the relationship and our partner can be confused with difficulties and struggle as we skip over the deceptively simple conversation that leaves us feeling understood, respected, and cared for... Read More...
Being Who You Want to Be is Easier Than You Think
As someone who’s struggled with self-image, I’ve realized that there is a strange contrast between being someone and feeling like someone.
Some of us spend our whole lives waiting, training, studying, etc. in order to become someone. Some of us even sit around wishing to be someone, pitying ourselves, and not taking any action at all.
That “someone” isn’t always clearly defined. It varies for each person. Your ideal could be anything – a doctor, a traveler, a wife, or something more general, like a kind person. If you find the notion of becoming this person a distant pipe dream, maybe you’re looking at it the wrong way... Read More...