We all are pretty well aware that love isn’t always wonderful like we see in the movies. In real life, it’s often unpredictable, frustrating, even painful. While it certainly can offer plenty of rewards, these benefits don’t generally come without some dedicated effort and willingness to accept some challenges as part of the process. ThisContinue reading “Loves Me, Loves Me Not?”
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Are you ready to ride the bus?
When you are in the best of times, it seems like everybody loves you, even your enemies become your friends. It is though when you need them the most that everyone you know backs off. It is at your worst that you understand who is your real friend and who truly cares. This is theContinue reading “Are you ready to ride the bus?”
I Don’t Need to Impress Anyone
I’m at a point in my life where I don’t need to impress anyone anymore. I am who I am without caring what others think of me. I don’t need costumes, I don’t need to trick anyone or pretend. Because I can be who I really am. I don’t need to laugh and make people believe IContinue reading “I Don’t Need to Impress Anyone”
Self-Care is NOT being Selfish
Do you find yourself striving to have it all, do it all and be everything to everyone? If so, you know that it comes at a cost: It’s easy to lose sight of yourself in the process. Worse yet, somewhere along the way, you were led to believe that taking care of yourself translated into beingContinue reading “Self-Care is NOT being Selfish”
Enjoy your “Me” Time
“Me time” does not mean spend the whole day in some café, salon, or spa. “Me time” means taking out some time from your highly busy schedule to get relaxation. When I say taking out some time it can be a few minutes or hours, totally depends on you. We generally take out my timeContinue reading “Enjoy your “Me” Time”
Finding your Passion
It can be so frustrating when people advise you, “Just follow your passion!” Yeah, sure, you’d love to—if only you knew what your passion was. Remember when we were kids? We would just do things, not sitting to weigh the pros and cons. Did we think to ourselves “What are the benefits of playing basketballContinue reading “Finding your Passion”
Happiness is an Inside Job
Many people wait for something to happen or someone to make them happy. If you expect others to make you happy, you will always be disappointed. Being responsible means not blaming others for your unhappiness. It means figuring out ways to be happy despite others’ (negative) behaviours and despite the external influences. The all-important truthContinue reading “Happiness is an Inside Job”
Denialism
We are all in denial, some of the time at least. Part of being human, and living in a society with other humans, is finding clever ways to express – and conceal – our feelings. From the most sophisticated diplomatic language to the baldest lie, humans find ways to deceive. Deceptions are not necessarily malign;Continue reading “Denialism”
Why It’s So Hard to Feel Worthy of Success
Think about the cumulative effect of all the negative things you’ve told yourself about yourself. Even for relatively happy, normal, well-adjusted people, it’s almost impossible to turn off that voice that tells you you’re not good enough. The irony of it? We think about ourselves, constantly, all the time, but when it comes to using thatContinue reading “Why It’s So Hard to Feel Worthy of Success”
8 Steps to Move On
There are some events that give us a lot of sleepless nights. Nights when we are was so worried about something that had happened in the past that we let it dictate our future. We’ve all been there at some point. You’re not alone. Whether it’s something small, like making a terrible first impression, or saying something youContinue reading “8 Steps to Move On”
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