Never underestimate the power of small pleasures that provide hope. For the first time in the planet’s history, every country bleeds by this COVID pandemic. The world feels dark. Our sun is hiding its face behind dark clouds, as if weeping its sorrows upon the land. The pandemic has laid us bare.The darkness feels like …
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Why You Need to Believe in Yourself to Actualize a Successful Life
Lesson on the power of your belief in yourself from an experiment in the 1990s. In an experiment conducted from the 1990s, a group of Asian-American women were asked to take a math test. Two popular stereotypes came into play. The first was the expectation that Asians are good at math. The second was the …
The Power of Vulnerability to Strengthen Human Connection
Meet others through your most laid bare self. Do you march through life stoically, your heart neatly sealed, safe from the joys and sorrows of life? When I walked into a training hall of 30 students, who sat far away from each other, I felt the energy of fear. I was also projecting my own. …
Go All In On Gratitude
Because there is always, always something to be thankful for. No matter how good or terrible we have it right now, we must wake up each day thankful for our lives, because someone, somewhere is desperately fighting for theirs. Do you know what loss feels like? I have smelled it. I have sniffed at it. …
Soothe Your Crippling Emotions In Dark Times
“You can’t heal what you can’t feel. ” – Dr. Edith Eva Eger Feelings are fierce and wild. They don’t take well to anyone trying to domesticate them. They are impetuous. And their sole job is to make themselves heard. Are you marching through the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic stoically, your heart neatly sealed, …
Love Is Not What You Want, It Is What You Are
You must give love because you have it to give. Spending time with my grandfather was one of the most memorable moments of my life. He was a charismatic man where he built his home by sharing his love. Month after month, year after year, I had seen the way he loved his wife. I had …
How To Forgive A Soul-Crushing Betrayal
By asking one heart-wrenching question. Will you still hate the person who soul-crushed you if that person ceases to exist tomorrow? Will your heart still shimmer with bitterness and hatred? Will you still like to see him burn? How to forgive a soul-crushing betrayal? To your inspirations, Banchi
How To Be Courageously Wrong And Do What Your Heart Desires
Do this every day and you’ll become a more courageous person. Can I tell you a secret? I became a coward in my 20’s because all I did was what was “right”. “Right” according to my father and my professors who taught me to find a secure job and stick with it no matter what. …
Your House Is Burning Down While You Are Chasing the Arsonist. Sounds Unbelievable, But That Is What Anger Makes Us Do
A short guide to cool the flames of anger. For most of my life, anger defined me. I chased the culprit, the perpetrator, the enemy like the devil was upon me. You are not the daughter of my dreams. My dad would say those words and I chased this person who hurt me with his …
The Boundaries That Help You Stop Being A Doormat
Your discomfort for the benefit of others is not healthy for either of you. I am no longer the “perfect woman”. Like a bee running towards honey, the need of others called out to me. When someone wanted anything from me I was compelled to provide it. Otherwise, they would not want to be with …