Go for walks, but don’t do this
I love my walks, but — leaving my phone behind? What if I need it in an emergency? How will I know if I achieved 10k steps? How will I prove I actually went for a walk? I am curious: do you leave your phone at home when you go
It’s okay to be bad at new things
I have a love/hate relationship with trying new things. I grow most when I intentionally do more things that are hard, inconvenient, and that test my personal limits. But it’s not easy. Each time I think of stepping out of my comfort zone, another voice inside is saying: That stuff
Uncover your core purpose with these 3 questions
These three pointers by Susan Cain guide me home to my true self whenever I have moments of overwhelm or impostor syndrome. Each of us has been gifted with our own unique worth. Our stories, our sufferings, our successes, the lessons unconsciously absorbed from family, mentors and authority figures, the
DAY 27, 31 THINGS I LEARNED IN 2023 The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.Ralph Waldo Emerson I find these words by American essayist,
How to instantly boost your self worth and self esteem
When we look in the mirror and see ourselves (especially first thing in the morning), how do we react? “Ugh! Look at those wrinkles under my eyes. Is that a new grey hair? Oh no, I look so old!” (Hurries to find anti-ageing serum and hair dye.) Or you could
(Photo: Canva) When you hear the phrase “low self image”, who comes to mind? What do these individuals have in common? They have a picture of how they would like to be or how they think they should be, based on certain cultural or societal or family norms, and right
Tips on how to get comfortable with uncertainty
When I put together an event for my introvert community, there are many elements outside my control: The weather The numbers Whether things run smoothly How enjoyable the experience is. If I fixate on these issues and try to control every variable and anticipate every problem, I would probably have
How to express yourself courageously and authentically
Have you ever been asked your opinion about something, and you had one, but you needed to be sure it would be taken the right way? So you watered it down, added some euphemisms to soften the implied criticism, filtered out anything that might trigger, offend, or be misconstrued, and
Is your past still haunting your present?
The connection between our present and our past is a fascinating mystery and worth exploring if you struggle with self-sabotaging behaviours where you know what you should do but don’t do it, or know what you shouldn’t do but continue to do it anyway. Our childhood, upbringing, schooling, family dynamics,
We are told to get over the things that upset us when we were young — grow up, move on, stop ruminating, let the past be past. Sometimes though, the things that were said (or unsaid), the love we did not receive, the abuse or neglect (though unintentional), stay stubbornly
