“When you practice self-identifying every time you find yourself frustrated or inexplicably annoyed with someone or their behavior, you tap into an ultimate tool for growth and the fastest route to creating a more peaceful existence for yourself.” The holidays, end of a year, and start of a new one lead to many emotions. One…

Odd’s are you are doing better than you think you are. The work you are putting in is sufficient and you are making progress. This doesn’t mean you should stop trying to progress or get complacent, it just means you should reflect and find some things you are proud of. As this year wraps up,…

This is from a book I just started. ” Happiness is not how many things you do but how well you do them. More is not better. Happiness is not experiencing something else; it’s continually experiencing what you already have in new and different ways. Unfortunately as we’re taught that passion should drive our every…

Even though I blogged early this month it somehow feels like I neglected the blog lately. Just felt like I didn’t have much to report on and was working on self care the past few weeks. I absolutely still need to improve on how I treat myself and understanding that sometimes I get anxious and…

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller Time really does go by incredibly quick. It has been easy for me lately to just go through the motions and not reflect on what I am doing or where I have been.…

I took some time off from blogging, journaling, meditating, the gym etc. Partially because I was traveling and sick but also because I needed to recharge. As someone who has an addictive personality, I isolate as a coping mechanism for my issues. I tend to set high expectations for myself and it can seriously overwhelm…

Through therapy I have recently learned about “opposite action”. Opposite action is using a behavior opposite to your emotional urge to turn down the volume on your emotion. Emotions are very difficult to understand and work through. Everyone has things they tend to gravitate towards when uncomfortable emotions come their way. I personally turned to…

I have consumed a fair amount of self help content, occasionally I consume too much of it. The purpose and goal of reading and listening to this content is to utilize the tips and tricks in your own day to day life. At times, I found myself reading a lot of things about optimizing your…

I wanted to start this post with a passage from a book I just read. “Let me sum up what I’ve learned about creativity from the world of Wholehearted living and loving: “I’m not very creative” doesn’t work. There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use their…