How do you navigate making an emotionally difficult decision? Especially the decisions that has you saying no to something you want? Sometimes we want two separate things that are contradiction to one another, or goes against our priorities. For example, we say we want to save money for an emergency but then decide to say yes to buying those new pairs of shoes. Or, we say we want to create more life balance but we over commit ourselves and have a packed schedule. Before we make decisions, we must engage in an introspective process to really assess the impact of choosing it, and … [Read more...]
Stop The Inner Critic: Love What You Do And What You Feel Without Judgment
You ever question yourself? We can sometimes be so critical of ourselves often questioning things we have thought, said or did. We are feeing the inner critic when we say things like: “what possessed me to do that?" or "why did I say that?" or "why won't I stop thinking that?” Our self-critical questions can go on and on. Questioning yourself is not bad, but it becomes so if it include criticism which often only leads to experiencing negative emotions that weighs you down. The reality is, questioning from a critical stance only adds negative energy to any situation, does not help you tap … [Read more...]
Ways To Practice Being Present And Discover What Lies Within You
Creating and living a life of inspiration starts from within. Take steps toward self-discovery and building your desired life. Try as we might, we cannot change our past actions. Nor can we, with absolute certainty, predict the future - what is to come. We have control of managing what is happening in our present moments - the here and now. In being mindful of making conscious choices in the present moment, we are creating a bright future. Our future realities is largely created by decisions and choices we make in the present moment. We have to stay attentive to our present to make … [Read more...]
What Are Key Elements Involved In Creating A Rich And Enjoyable Life Story?
Each day builds on another to create your life story. Each passing day is the opportunity to author and define the details of what lies within the pages of your personal life story. Are you taking the time to consciously create your life story? Unfortunately, many people aren't consciously choosing the details of their life story. In such instances, they never took time to clearly define the details of who they are, what they want, the type of experiences they have, or the people that are in their life story. Every day is an opportunity to consciously choose the details and … [Read more...]
Set Boundaries In Relationships And Say ‘No’ More Often, Even If It Is Judged As Being Selfish
This article offers a guide to reframe the view on the word 'selfish' to help guide with setting boundaries in relationships by saying no more often. Many people have a difficult time saying no to people, especially their loved ones. Often, they express frustration and anger about 'being taken advantaged of,' but decline any solutions that would mean they do not give what is asked by their loved ones. The proposed solution is quickly meant with "but that would be selfish, and I can't do that." How is selfish defined and viewed? According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, … [Read more...]
