Looking Back: The Silver Linings of the Pandemic and Why I’m Grateful
“You gotta look for the good in the bad, the happy in the sad, the gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful, not hateful.” ~Karen Salmansohn The 2010 decade was difficult for me. Hardly a year went by without someone close to me passing away. When the tragic decade started, I was in […]
30 Simple Mindfulness Practices to Help You Focus and Be Present
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ~Thích Nhất Hạnh, Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life Do you ever feel like you’re too busy for meditation? You understand the benefits, and you’d really like to commit to it. But you’re a […]
8 Things Not to Say to Someone Who’s Struggling with Anxiety
“Sometimes just being there is enough.” ~Unknown It felt like I couldn’t breathe. Like someone was holding me by the neck, against a wall, and the floor might drop beneath us at any moment. I’m describing a panic attack, but this has actually happened to me before—being held by the neck against a wall, that […]
Nothing You Do Will Be Enough If the Relationship Isn’t Right
“Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than hurt yourself trying to put them back together.” ~Unknown A couple of months ago my dear friend and I were chatting over coffee. The subject turned into past relationships and the reasons why they didn’t work. My friend shared a story about her […]
Stop Waiting for Perfection and Fall in Love with Your Life Now
I know, so cliché, right? I can practically hear your eyes roll. But hear me out. In a society driven by results, achievements, and ideals of perfection, there is a huge pitfall that I am becoming increasingly aware of—that we can be so focused on trying to achieve our “best life” that life itself could […]
The Power of Waiting When You Don’t Know What to Do
“Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal.” ~I Ching Waiting has a bad rap in modern Western society. It’s not surprising that I had to look to an ancient Chinese text (the I Ching) in order to find a suitable quote to begin this article. We don’t […]
The Art of Nurturing Self-Talk: How to Tell Yourself What You Need to Hear
“You will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your head. Be kind to yourself.” ~Unknown Talking to ourselves in a nurturing way can be a challenge if we rarely heard nurturing words in the early formative years of our lives. In fact, if we were often criticized or neglected, we […]
How I Stopped Feeling Embarrassed and Ashamed of Being Single
“Be proud of who you are, not ashamed of how someone else sees you.” ~Unknown “When was your last relationship?” my hairdresser asked as she twisted the curling wand into my freshly blow-dried hair. “Erm, around two years ago.” I lied. “Why did you break up?” she asked. “Oh, he had a lot of issues. […]
How I Stopped Worrying About Running Out of Time to Achieve My Goals
“The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.” ~Alan Watts One thing that is promised to each one of us in life is death. No one will avoid dying or feeling the pain of losing others. From a young […]
How to Make Things Better When It Seems Like Everything Is Going Wrong
“You can never be happy if you’re trapped in the past and fearful of the future. Living in the present is the only way to be happy.” ~Unknown Have you found that the local and world events of the last couple of years have taken their toll on you and your family and friends? With […]