Advice for thriving, not just surviving
Tweet “Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” - Mark Twain When have you felt trapped in life? Sometimes we feel burdened, exhausted, and stuck, as if life’s steel trap has clamped down on us. We can’t seem to shake the fear, [...]
Tweet Emotional health is a major key to happiness. Happiness is less about what we do and more about becoming emotionally agile, healthy, and balanced. Our mood and emotions are like a pendulum. The further they swing one direction the more difficult it becomes to bring them back to a calm and neutral level. [...]
Tweet “Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don’t.” – Melody Beattie Are you satisfied with your life? Life-satisfaction is the overall assessment of how pleased or content we are with our life. We go through different seasons where we are more fulfilled and satisfied than other times. Sometimes [...]
Tweet Let’s face it Barbie is a cultural icon. There aren’t too many people who are known on a first-name only basis. She’s in the category with Elvis, Beyoncé, and Oprah. To make matters worse—she’s perfect. She’s 54 years old and super sexy. She has a perfect body, perfect hair, and a perfect life with boyfriend Ken. [...]
Tweet There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. - Malcolm X Wouldn’t it be nice if overcoming adversity was as easy as some ABC step by step process? Well sorry, there’s no secret or magic [...]
Tweet Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. author of YOUR NEXT BIG THING:10 Small Steps to Get Moving and Get Happy Stress is not bad. It just needs a new publicist. Stress and anxiety are different from each other, yet the terms are often used interchangeably. Stress is just a [...]
Tweet The world seems like a dark place at times doesn’t it? And, in light of the recent Connecticut school shooting tragedy I would be amiss not to address the idea that evil and darkness are present in the world. At the same time, the world is full of kindness, love, and generosity. When darkness [...]
Tweet We all have days where we have to drag ourselves out of bed and, for lack of a better way to describe it, just feel “blah.” There are many reasons why you may feel less than inspired about life, from high stress levels at work to a poor diet or lack of exercise, but [...]
Tweet This is a guest post by Slavko Desik. He is writer and editor at Lifestyle Updated. Many people tend to make things more complex than they have to be. Even when the answer is right in front of us we may overlook what is already there in search of a more complex approach. The same [...]
Tweet Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Paul Sanders of www.socialcirclepower.com. Happy people have a much wider range of friends and relationships. They spend more time with others and their relationships tend to be deep and meaningful. What relationships offer you this deep emotional connection? Connecting with others isn’t easy and natural for [...]
Tweet Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Stuart Mills of the site Limitless Believing. Depression is one of the most prominent mental diseases known to us today, yet there are still many misconceptions about it. There are some who believe that depression doesn’t really exist – they think that anyone who ‘acts’ depressed should just pull themselves together [...]
Tweet This is a guest post by Ryan Rivera who has a website dedicated to ridding yourself of anxiety called Calm Clinic. I lived with anxiety the majority of my adult life. It affected me in ways I didn’t even realize until years later. It caused social issues, it affected my life experiences, and overall [...]
Tweet What is the one area in your life that you consistently struggle with? You know the thing that you keep trying improve on, but end up falling back into old habits and patterns. On one shoulder there’s a little devil telling you be selfish and brash, and on the other, the voice of reason that keeps trying [...]
Tweet “Anyone can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way – that is not within everyone’s power and that is not easy.” This quotation by Aristotle, all the way back in 350 BC, touches [...]
Tweet I attended an experiential seminar a few weeks ago called Hearts of the Courageous, which explored decision-making based on fear, anger, and confidence. A friend invited me and I agreed to go along for the experience. I was planning on learning what I could and taking away any wisdom and value that was provided, however, what I got [...]
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