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…
Simple Living: 10 Ways to Simplify Your Life We waste a lot of time debating the “what ifs” of life. Rather than flowing with our lives, we constantly resist. By doing so, we create frustration, stress, and overwhelm. Once you make an effort to simplify your life, you begin to create more of that white space in life. This means removing distractions, it means not wasting time doing things you don’t feel like doing, and finally overcoming overwhelm. I like…
Most of the time, it’s very easy to sense a burnout coming. Suddenly, everything feels urgent. You feel tired, exhausted, burned out- both mentally and physically. Unanticipated lack of control and emotional overload hit hard and all you feel like doing is giving up. Burnout can very easily lead to resentment toward the very thing you work on or try to accomplish. It’s almost as if your body forces you to slow down and you slowly begin to shut down.…