“Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be”– Eckhart Tolle There are going to be days where you do not want to do anything, it may be for many reasons, but one may be due to you feeling low and unmotivated. And it is often easier to stay in that state and mope around the house than to do anything. Sometimes it feels like a task just to get off of the couch…we have all been there and some more often than we would like to admit. And I personally believe having those off days is…
“Feelings are something you have; not something you are.” – Shannon L. Alder One of the most important aspects of your emotions is that it not only affects your mood, but also your mental and physical health. You cannot achieve overall wellness by only focusing on your physical and mental health, your emotional health matters equally if not more. When you understand your emotions and are in touch with them, you are far better prepared to handle the challenges and difficult situations in life without it taking a toll on your overall health. Taking care of your emotional health allows…
“Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotions, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotions” – Bruce Lee Our emotional wellbeing is not often talked about compared to our physical or mental health. Interestingly enough, they are all intertwined with each other, where one affects the other. So why is there less emphasis on the emotional side of our wellbeing? You can be the fittest, strongest and healthiest physically and mentally…but if your emotional health is neglected, then are you truly at your best in your overall well-being? This is a question I…
“We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.”– Cecil Day-Lewis No one is born with all the answers to all of life’s challenges and uncertainties. Even though you may feel everyone else has their life figured out and everything seems picture perfect…but in reality it couldn’t be further from the truth. Everyone has their moments in life where they feel stuck, but the difference is in how they choose to overcome it. Part of our life journey is to figure our way out of these uncertainties and self doubt. Journaling is a great…
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life–to be happy–it’s all that matters.” – Audrey Hepburn There have been many days where I have wondered if I am taking life too seriously to really enjoy and experience the journey as is. And I am sure, there are many people out there wondering the same. So I decided to read up on it and reflect on my own experience to truly understand the big question… ”What is the purpose of life?” and how do we really experience it fully and enjoy it at the same time. To be able to…
Your body cannot heal without play. Your mind cannot heal without laughter. Your soul cannot heal without joy.” — Catherine Rippenger Fenwick Do you think you can spot a BURNOUT when it’s happening to you? Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion which is caused by an extended state of stress. Knowing what it means doesn’t make it easy for you to know when you are going to reach burnout or even going through it! To be honest, you are most likely to attribute the signs and symptoms to “stress”, shove it under the rug…
“Love yourself first and everything else will fall into line” – Lucille Ball Have you ever caught your mind thinking negatively about yourself? Have you ever felt you were not good enough? Speaking from experience, it’s easier to judge and criticise ourselves, our body, our mind, our thoughts and actions, than to love and accept them completely. If self-judgement and self-doubt hasn’t gotten you far, why don’t you try the opposite…SELF-LOVE! Self-love is learning and understanding your own self-worth and value. It is the act of truly believing that you are worthy of love, respect, kindness and happiness. It’s not…
“Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.” – Buddha Practicing mindfulness doesn’t necessarily mean sitting in one place with eyes closed for 30 minutes or more. Although…if you can do that, it’s amazing! You should definitely continue that or at least try. But, there are many ways to find stillness in our everyday life. Mindfulness is the ability to stay in the present moment and focus your mind on what is happening now with acceptance. This practice allows you to reach into your calmness, state of alertness, pause and appreciate the things around you. Mindfulness is achieved…
We often will come with excuses or wait for the “perfect” time to start decluttering and organizing. How often do you hear yourself saying, “I will start in the next month” or “spring is around the corner…what better than spring cleaning!” As much as you hate to admit it, these are excuses you make up to keep pushing off the task of DECLUTTERING. Ignoring your clutter doesn’t make it disappear…the opposite is actually true, you will end up accumulating more junk. As many excuses you can come up with to put off decluttering, I am going to give you 5…
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ― Epicurus It’s often easy to feel frustrated and complain when things don’t go the way you expected to be, rather than see the good in each experience. AND it probably does not help when someone adds in the classic expression, “Well…look at the bright side”. We have all probably been on both sides of this situation one way or another. As annoying as it can be when you are being told to…