Finding a balance for everyday life
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10 Good Reminders to Make Your Day Brighter
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness...
5 Bright Tips on How to Be Less Anxious
“I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free.”...
Vipassana: The New Found Art of Enjoying Silence
I’ve spent a part of my summer fulfilling my dreams of exploring the Far East. While in Tibet, I took the plunge and committed to a seven-day silent meditation retreat. It was a rollercoaster of emotions and a journey of discovery that awakened me to myself in a way I never believed to be possible. Here are some notes from my diary on the experience... Read More...
How to Overcome Difficult Family Relationships
My experience is that the teachers we need most are the people we’re living with right now. –...
Accepting These 2 Things Will Improve All Your Relationships
By Jacky Exton Accepting These 2 Things Will Improve All Your Relationships I recently found myself at a gathering...
How to Get Courage, Wisdom, Serenity When You Need it The Most
I suspect you have heard the Serenity Prayer before. It was written by theologian Reinhold Niebuhr in the...
5 Easy Steps to Mindfulness: How to Live Better in the Moment
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle...
How to Find Time for Yourself: 6 Bright Ideas
The most valuable thing that we can give to somebody is our time. We cannot turn it back...
One Helpful Thing For When You Are Dealing With Depression
By Haley Tiffany Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your...
The Power of Focus: 4 Useful Tricks You Should Try
Conferences, meetings, and the never-ending email chains – all crave our time and attention. It’s rather surprising that our brains were designed this...
10 Ways to Improve Your Mood
Every now and then we might find ourselves in a lousy mood. We jump up high and down low on a roller coaster of those mood swings. Whatever the reason may be, it's not a great idea to stay hostage by such a dreadful emotional state. If you have found yourself in a lousy mood right now and you wish to repair it try one of these mood-boosting tips. Read More...
5 Joy-Sapping Regrets and How to Avoid Them
“Stay away from what might have been and look at what can be.” – Marsha Petrie Sue I...
3 Simple Ways to Increase Your Peace of Mind
Meditating can be as simple as you stopping for a few moments each day to just breathe. You could even do it whilst you boil the kettle, doing the dishes. Or just plonk yourself on the floor of the bathroom just before taking a shower. Or you could carve out ten minutes before you jump into bed each night or find ten minutes on your lunch break.
The benefits of doing so far outweigh running round like a headless chicken, feel stressed or out of control! Read More...
Four Effective Ways to Stop Bullying in a Family
Unfortunately, in some families, bullying is an accepted behavior—this usually occurs because parents don’t know any other way. And so they continue parenting their kids the same way they were brought up. But that doesn’t make it right. Read More...
This Awesome Meditation Will Dial Your Stress Down
I’m someone who manages a great deal of anxiety on any given day. This is my go-to tool for managing my inner drama so I can get back to enjoying life. Anyone can do this, no experience necessary. You don’t have to be a “meditator” or like doing it. It’s simple, short, and it works! Read More...
Creating More Happiness In Your Everyday Life
Happiness. A very common and overused word – one which we all hear on a daily basis, but what does it actually mean? Can anyone provide a definitive explanation? I looked it up and it turns out that no: even dictionaries of the highest calibre seem to struggle. Read More...
One Remarkable Thing About Personal Healing
A few years ago, during a routine medical exam, my doctor found some abnormal cells – pre-cancerous, or what today would be called Stage Zero cancer. She recommended laser surgery to remove them. Even back then, I was very holistic and didn’t want surgery of any kind, even laser surgery, so I considered my alternatives. Read More...
One Positive Thing For You to Learn About Meditation
Meditation is a core practice in a self-care regime. Self-care isn’t just about what we do, after all, it’s about our inner relationship to ourselves. I believe there’s a way to help meditation feel more loving — and less like a fight. Read More...
5 Urgent Life Lessons From a Near-Death Experience
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to...
10 Awesome Quotes For When You’re Having a Tough Day
Even if things might not shine as brightly right now, it's temporary and everything inevitably will change, for the better. With that being said, let's liberate us from those prisons of being under the dark clouds of sadness because of momentary things, other people that might not make much sense, daily challenges, and other factors. When the going seems to get harder – just breathe and read the following... Read More...
4 Awesome Yoga Poses to Give Your Mind an Extra Boost
Yoga is the ancient practice of connecting mind, breath, and body in order to discover true health and wellbeing. Yoga is deeply profound, all-powerful approach to living. Even though yoga dates back around 2,600 years, it is more prominent now than ever, and there are good reasons for that; Arguably, yoga is unlike anything else you will have ever tried before! There is no need for expensive equipment or special skills. It's simply about you discovering calmer, more joyful self. Read More...
