We all go through seasons of deep pain. Sometimes the weight feels unbearable, the nights too long, and the silence too heavy. It is vital to acknowledge your suffering — it is real, it matters, and you are not weak for feeling it. But while the darkness whispers that escape is the only way out, the truth is this: suicide...
Our outlook—how we perceive and respond to life's events—directly influences our outcomes. An optimistic outlook fosters resilience, helping us navigate life's challenges with grace and strength.
Maintaining cognitive agility is crucial as we age. Scientific research supports the notion that certain lifestyle choices can contribute to maintaining cognitive health and preventing age-related decline.
Smiling is free therapy. The more you smile, the less you stress, and the better your health. Smiling has been proven beneficial to our physical, psychological, and social health.
Fear has the power to hold us back, preventing us from taking the necessary steps to move forward in life. The fear of failing, especially when we've experienced it before, traps us in a never-ending cycle, rendering us passive observers of our own lives. We then build walls of protection, inadvertently sabotaging our own future.
𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 can be a liberating thought. It suggests that our pain and challenges can be transformed into valuable lessons and personal growth. It is about taking the complex experiences we encounter, such as emotional wounds, setbacks, or failures, and using them as opportunities for learning, resilience, and...
In the journey of life, obtaining wisdom is essential. Wisdom has been intertwined in all aspects of life and can lead to more incredible blessings and success. Far from mere knowledge, it is the ability to use knowledge productively. While gaining wisdom can be a long process, we can find guidance on the path to wisdom by exploring these three...
In his acceptance speech for winning an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, 𝐊𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧 said, "𝘔𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵. 𝘐 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦." He also challenged the...
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦." ― Eleanor Roosevelt
"𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵...
"𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐥𝐝; 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠." - George Bernard Shaw
All of us have the gift of life. The question is how to best use that gift. That said, here are five common handles we can apply for a life well-lived.
"Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain." ― Santiago Ramon y Cajal, a Spanish Neuroscientist and Pathologist.
Our brains are not wired to keep us happy. Instead, it is designed to keep us safe by looking out for possible and potential threats. The thing it cared most about is our survival. For instance, if you were to walk too closely to the edge of a cliff to have a closer view of the beautiful sunset, your...
Winter can be harsh, especially when it gets frigid, frosty, and downright freezing. Metaphorically, Winter seems to represent difficulties, hardships, and desperation. Winter may arrive when you got laid off from your job, your marriage is crumbling apart, or someone close to you had just passed on. Such situations will test the mental and...
Growing up in a traditional Asian home, I was taught to be polite, quiet, shy, humble, and deferential. Conformity to expectations is often emphasized, and emotional outbursts are discouraged. Failure to meet the family's expectations could mean bringing shame and loss of face to both children and parents.
"Gracefulness is not possible when life is frenetic, when we are harried, or suffer from overload, time crunch, and a vast multiplicity of commitments and pressures." – Jerome M. Segal, Graceful Simplicity
"You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip, and it can crash. Become like water my friend." ― Bruce Lee
Feeling appreciated is not a bad thing in itself; it can be affirming and positive. It only becomes problematic when it is the focus of all you do. You can't live with authenticity if you are living for the approval of others.
"Inside myself is a place where I live all alone, and that's where I renew my springs that never dry up." - Pearl Buck
We will easily get overwhelmed and soon feel exhausted from trying to do too much when we do not focus on what fuels and guides us. However, we will discover peace, energy, and resilience once we have found our true calling in life.Using the hourglass as an illustration, here are three stages in our lives that will help us find our true north....
When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the best day of your life?
Ready to have a successful day? Implement these 5 simple habits and set yourself up to a productive day.
1. WAKE UP to pursue your dreams.
Your dream gives you a sense of meaning and...
"Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation."
— Roberto Assagioli
Unforgiveness is, in a sense, the regular and ongoing maintenance of old pain.
Forgiveness, on the other hand, is claiming back the power that was stolen from you. Forgiveness is:
Natan Sharansky, a computer specialist, was arrested by Soviet authorities in 1977 and accused of high treason. He stayed in jail until 1986. In those nine years in prison, Natan has a lot of experience with mental practices. While in solitary confinement, he played himself in mental chess, saying: "I might as well use the opportunity to become the...
It can be testing to get yourself to "snap out of it" when you're feeling depressed and pessimistic. But these tips can help put you on the road to recovery.
"When you chose to live as a victim, you will never become victorious." ― Maria Koszler
While it's necessary to claim the role of the victim if you have genuinely been victimized or abused, you cannot move on with your life unless you make the conscious choice to step out of the victim role and into the overcomer role. ...
"Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness."
― Steve Maraboli
There's always a constant tension between rules and relationships.
On the one hand, parents need rules to set the right boundaries, guidelines, and discipline that will help shape their children's character. On the other hand, parents need to develop relationships to help build trust and love.
"When you chose to live as a victim, you will never become victorious." ― Maria Koszler
While it's necessary to claim the role of the victim if you have genuinely been victimized or abused, you cannot move on with your life unless you make the conscious choice to step out of the victim role and into the overcomer role. ...
"An employee is far more likely to be engaged when they have clear performance expectations, the tools to do their job well and a manager who cares about them as a person (rather than just an 'economic unit of production') and communicates effectively with them." – Ross Clennett, High Performance Recruitment Coach
Managing people has evolved from...