So much of joy and happiness in life comes down to gratitude and perspective. If we change our perspective, if we look at life as happening for us rather than to us, if we take moments to be grateful for everything we have and everything we are, we open ourselves up to a completely
So, in the last post, we established that resolutions are pointless. It’s in the root word. They’re resolute. One screw up and a resolution is done. Goals, on the other hand, are actionable steps that gradually take us to where we ultimately want to be. That’s what we’re heading –
Let’s skip the resolutions this year. I know, to some, this idea may seem downright sacrilegious. It’s tradition to have a New Year’s resolution, otherwise how will we improve ourselves? Aren’t lack of resolutions for lazy people who are happy living mediocre lives? No. Absolutely not. In fact, the exact
It may not seem like a big deal, but when you’re only filling a fraction of your lung capacity, it affects focus, cell metabolism, and many other functions in the body. Shallow breathing increases blood pressure and the heart rate. It can also cause sleep issues, complicating fatigue experienced by
When we’re short on time during the day, it’s tempting to carve into sleep time to get it all done. But before you give up those Z’s, there are some important things about sleep you should know. Sleep isn’t a passive activity. During sleep your body and brain are hard
The Holiday Hangover. We’ve all felt it. That worn out, flu-like feeling after the holidays. Yeah. That’s your adrenals. The brain fog, the tiredness, the food cravings, possibly depression or anxiety and sometimes even joint pain or diarrhea – it’s all your body letting you know that you’re doing too
There’s this thing called scruffy hospitality, where you invite your friends over, you don’t pick up your house, everyone brings a leftover dish or some cheese and crackers and you just hang out and enjoy each other. That’s the way to live life. Scruffy hospitality means you’re not waiting for everything in
par·a·digm noun A self-paradigm is the ways we look at ourselves and the world around us. It’s the lens through which we make sense of our experiences and assign motivation to other’s actions. It’s basically a set of mental glasses we see the world through. But what if those glasses
It sounds so simple. It’s a two-letter word. It’s one of the first words we learn, and as children, we use it constantly. But as we get older, no becomes more difficult to say. As we develop things like empathy and a sense of how our actions impact others, no
There are two different types of anxiety as far as I’m concerned. There’s the everyday underlying anxiety that’s just there in the back of your mind, not necessarily showing itself, but you know it’s there. And then there’s the anxiety spiral – that panic-inducing anxiety that stops you in your