We spend a lot of our time comparing ourselves to others, how they dress, what gadgets they have, how good looking they are etc. We can’t help but notice how well they are all doing. These thoughts frequently flood our minds: “She has so many followers.” “Why does his work get so much attention?” “WhyContinue reading “Be You”
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Leave your Comfort Zone, Enter your Growth Zone
Life is full of opportunities to step outside the comfort zone, but grabbing hold of them can be difficult. Sometimes the problem is not being aware of reasons to do so. After all, if the feeling of comfort signifies our most basic needs are being met, why should we seek to abandon it? What holdsContinue reading “Leave your Comfort Zone, Enter your Growth Zone”
Mistakes are Essential for Growth
“I made a mistake.” Those are four words nobody ever wants to have to admit. Mistakes are a part of the learning process of life. Mistakes don’t always have to be bad, but the human reaction to making a mistake is usually a bad one. If you are like me, you beat yourself up overContinue reading “Mistakes are Essential for Growth”
Is the Risk Worth Taking?
We all keep taking risks every day, some big, some small. Most, if not all of us only hesitate when you feel something important is at stake. Whether you love adventure or you always focus on what could go wrong, guidelines can help you objectively assess the value of taking risks. One question I keepContinue reading “Is the Risk Worth Taking?”
Not Everyone Is Genuinely Happy For You
When something beautiful comes our way we run to share the good news with friends, family or colleagues, and their wide smiles, giggles, hi-fives, and awkward jumps, fool us into thinking they are genuinely happy for us. Think again. Not many are genuinely happy for us. To be fair, a few are genuinely happy forContinue reading “Not Everyone Is Genuinely Happy For You”
Some of God’s Greatest Gifts Are Unanswered Prayers
All of us who have put something in God’s care always tend to steal it right back. It is not that we intentionally do it, but it is very natural for us to go back to something that we are concerned about. How do you leave a problem in God’s hands and not steal itContinue reading “Some of God’s Greatest Gifts Are Unanswered Prayers”
The Most Important Part Of The Body
When I read this quote I am reminded of this lovely story shared by a dear friend. My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is.Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct Answer. When I was younger, I thought sound wasContinue reading “The Most Important Part Of The Body”
if/else in CSS
As we know, there are no conditional statements in CSS, but this may soon change with new @when and @else operator Currently, the only way to perform a conditional statement was to use media queries like this: We can use CSS preprocessors like SASS which allows us to write condition statements in it. Even if you use SASS you have toContinue reading “if/else in CSS”
Collect Memories, Not Things
Do you remember your first phone, or that awesome Starbucks caramel latte you bought last week? How do those items make you feel? Now, think of a Christmas with your family. It probably isn’t the gifts you think of first; you probably think of the conversations, the laughter, and the board games. Lasting joy doesn’tContinue reading “Collect Memories, Not Things”
Feeling Blue?
Perhaps today you woke up feeling blue. We’ve all been there because, well, we are all human. It is normal to feel down sometimes. Negative emotions can be a result of anything from suffering from a tragedy to just feeling sad for an unknown reason. When you feel stressed or sad, it is important toContinue reading “Feeling Blue?”
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