… or in other words, let’s talk about staying sane when the shit hits the fan. Sometimes you might find yourself feeling like your life is spinning out of your control. It can be so hard to pick yourself up when experiencing a major setback. Even though most days I continue to feel inspired, there are also days when I feel almost as if I’m still trying to pick up the pieces. It’s about a lot more than just feeling…
All the time, we say that all we want is to be “happy” but what is “happy” anyway? Is happiness something that suddenly appears when things fall into place, or is it something that happens every day? Well, let’s put it this way: when you feel it, you know it. It’s the feeling you get when someone you love smiles at you, it’s the feeling when you’re sitting in your living room reading a book on a rainy day, it’s…
Knowing that you’re not in control, isn’t a very good feeling, is it? You get angry, you get frustrated, and disappointed. It doesn’t matter how hard you try, sometimes things just don’t go your way, and there is nothing you can do about it. Change isn’t always about you aiming to change your habits. Occasionally, it means knowing how to roll with the punches, how to flow with life and take what it gives you, without letting the anger and…
Every change begins with one simple step. When I think of what my life and levels of happiness and fulfillment were like years ago, and I then see where they are now and how much joy I get out of life, I know that a lot of change went into it. The thing is though, it wasn’t a one, big, drastic change at all. They were all small ways, habits and new patterns that improved and simplified my life. To…
Raise your hand if you’ve ever told yourself “stop it!” in hopes that your racing thoughts would slow down. raises hand I’ve had anxiety since I was about 15 years old. There were some bad times, some better times, some horrible times when my anxiety was paired up with crippling depression, and then there were some more good times. For a few solid years, I really felt like my anxiety was under control and I loved NOT being constantly afraid…