Finding Joy in the little things

Finding Joy in the little things

We can’t always get what we want. One natural human flaw is that our wants can sometimes be insatiable. The past couple of years, we have been struck by a harsh truth, and that is everything is temporary. The money and security you may have now can be gone in an...
Emotional Wellness And Emotional Awareness

Emotional Wellness And Emotional Awareness

The key to surviving a stressful situation is as much emotional wellness as it is emotional awareness. To go back to the immune system analogy, you are able to combat a sickness more quickly and efficiently – or even get sick less often – if you regularly check in...
Crying Doesn’t Mean You’re Weak

Crying Doesn’t Mean You’re Weak

Crying is a unique emotional response that varies from person to person. There are some of us who are emotional basket cases, crying at some point basically every day. Others are the stoic type, dealing with hurt and sadness in every way possible except shedding a...
Kindness towards the self

Kindness towards the self

More often than not, it has become second nature to us to be way more critical towards ourselves in comparison to anyone else. We are the harshest judge when it comes to our own decisions, situations, our lives in general. Why is that?  Is it a defense mechanism? Real...
Kindness

Kindness

A small act of random kindness towards anyone, or even to yourself, can cause a ripple effect of goodness. A smile to a stranger, holding the door open in a lift, a simple “how are you?” can do so much. Kindness means differently to different people, not by mere...