Examining barriers you may have is not an easy thing to do, breaking them down even more so. Whether you realize it or not, you may have built them up over time. It’s a perfectly natural thing to do, especially if you are a sensitive person. [Read more…] about Examining Barriers and Opening Yourself Up to What You Want
Weekly Roundup #1: 6 online resources to help with anxiety, stress, and depression from Covid-19
COVID-19. Pandemic. Lockdown. Quarantine.
These are the only words we hear and read about these days. Even if we think of ourselves as sane and pragmatic individuals, the never-ending reports of statistics of cases and deaths can gnaw at our minds, causing anxiety and stress. Unchecked, they lead us to the paths of depression and melancholy.
But not all is sad and tragic. Let’s check out these heartwarming stories of people or groups whose actions and words bring some cheer and light into our homes. Hopefully, their efforts will take away a degree of the gloom and doom we have all been feeling since the coronavirus took away the world as we knew it. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup #1: 6 online resources to help with anxiety, stress, and depression from Covid-19
The Best Books on Cancer You Should Read
Books can be wonderful resources for information, entertainment, and advice. However, if you’re dealing with a tough diagnosis like cancer, it can be hard to find the time or willpower to reach for the bookshelf. And with over 20,000 books on cancer available on Amazon, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by information. [Read more…] about The Best Books on Cancer You Should Read
5 Reasons Why You Keep Breaking the New Year’s Resolutions You Make
By now you must have made your New Year’s resolutions and you hope that this time, they won’t be thrown away, along with the holiday ribbons and leftover food. Okay…maybe not that early but eventually. The US News & World Report says that 80 percent of these resolutions fail to go beyond Valentine’s Day or thereabouts. It’s a depressing thought.
But, with that in mind, shouldn’t you be looking for the reasons why you keep breaking the New Year’s resolutions you make? Here are some obstacles that hinder you from successfully carrying out your year-long goals through to the coming December, and onwards. By learning about them, you can avoid these mistakes and congratulate yourself by year’s end.
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5 Tips to Improve Your Quality of Life and Embrace Happiness
Happiness can mean many things, and most of the time, it will mean something different to each and every person who seeks it. However, everyone can agree what happiness is in its essence. In its purest form, it’s the notion of being at peace, of being completely and utterly in love with your life, of imbuing your mind, body, and soul with bliss and purpose. To achieve happiness, though, it’s essential that you elevate your quality of life on numerous fronts and in numerous ways.
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How to Turn Negative Feedback Into Something Positive
One of the hardest things in the world to deal with is negative feedback. We all like to hear positive things about ourselves to boost our self-esteem and confidence, but negative feedback can play an important role in our development too. This only works if you can take that feedback in the spirit it was meant in, rather than being hurt and offended, but how can you get better at not taking things personally?
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