Why Do We Struggle To Change?

One of the best things we can do in order to reach a long term goal is to recognize that it is going to come with challenges. Once we are aware of that fact, we can keep our eyes open for them and hopefully keep motivated and stick to things into the future. Most of the things that would bring us more joy and peace in this life are going to take time, patience, and consistency. It took nine months for you to even be born, so what makes you think that changing your life will take any less time? Read More

Try A Complaining Fast!

Much like secondhand smoke, whining and complaining comes at a cost and can affect stress hormone levels, job performance, job satisfaction, and our interpersonal relationships. Stress hormones can harm neural networks involved in cognition and problem solving abilities. It has been found that the less a person complains the more likely they are to be happier, satisfied, and feel productive. Doing a complaining fast can be a very beneficial thing for all of us. Much like trying to break a swearing habit, it can be difficult to immediately change complaining behavior. We get used to our habits whether good or bad. However, like any habit, the more we increase our awareness of our habit, the easier it becomes to change that habit. Read More

Do You Feel Lucky?

‘Tis the season for shamrocks, pots of gold, and thoughts of luck. Do you feel lucky? Feeling lucky has less to do with chance and more to do with planning ahead and taking care of all aspects of ourselves for the future. Read More

Plants, Your New Best Friends!

Caring for something outside of yourself is one of the best and fastest ways to care for ourselves. Getting a houseplant or tending an entire jungle inside your home, when done mindfully, can help increase our well-being. Read More

A Rose To The Living: There is no better time than the present for compassion

Some people go through their entire lives and never receive a flower. They never receive a corsage, let alone a bouquet. They may never be gifted a bloom until their funerals. A rose to the living is more sumptuous than a wreath to the dead! Read More

Accepting Compliments Graciously

For many, receiving a compliment makes us uncomfortable and we feel the need to downplay the compliment, dismiss, or otherwise neutralize it. Learning to accept compliments graciously can help enrich our lives and lead to happier, healthier relationships with others and ourselves. Read More

3 Life-Changing Words

Saying “I love this” can be a game changer for people. They are able to adapt to life’s challenges and even thrive better by viewing things more positively and also by integrating changes into their narratives with positive feelings and vibes. A lot of the torment we experience in this life as human beings is due to not letting go or refusing to accept what has already occurred. This does not mean that those occurrences were not important, crucial, or traumatizing, but changing our outlook and processing them with a sense of love can help us to embrace change and grow. Read More

Procrastination and How to Kill It!

Most of us are master procrastinators! Let’s celebrate that… tomorrow. We tend to put things off and off until it is nearly the last viable second to do anything about said task. Once we break down what we are procrastinating into smaller chunks or steps our brain automatically starts preparing to check off those steps. Read More

Tackling Fears: Advice for reducing the fear in your life

Any time we are able to identify and dissect what exactly is making us fearful or anxious, we are then better able to face it. Many times the fears and anxieties dissolve away as we reassure our brains and bodies that we are okay and that what we are worried about is not a threat to us. Read More

Two Steps Backwards? Life Is About Non-linear Progress

Good, healthy progress in a person’s life is rarely linear. There are ups and downs and spirals. There are moments of backward motion. The true measure of progress is what direction we are pointed in and how far we have come. Read More