Posts tagged with “wisdom”
How to Ease Anxiety and PTSD: 3 Somatic Exercises to Try
âThe body knows how to heal. It just needs the proper conditions.â ~Peter Levine
After ten major reconstructive hip surgeries and almost six cumulative years in a full body cast, I emerged from childhood into my teenage years. My start in life was quite different from those around me. My body would never be like everyone elseâs, and I was living in the aftermath of trauma.
I not only had a slew of trauma symptoms but was also deeply wrestling with my identity and had massive amounts of shame, depression, and social anxiety. As you can imagine, I had a …
Find Beauty in the Unexpected
A quote from the 2024 calendar. Get Tiny Buddhaâs 2025 Day-to-Day calendar here!Â
How to Reinvigorate Your Relationship with New Experiences
âAfter a while, every couple will get bored. Thatâs why trying new things together is key.â ~Unknown
When life gets busy with work, kids, and the steady hum of daily responsibilities, itâs easy for relationships to fall into a familiar rhythm. Routines are comforting, but they can also lead to a kind of autopilot in loveâa state where everything feels predictable and, eventually, a bit uninspired.
My partner and I have a strong bond, but weâd both noticed that something felt… different. It wasnât bad, but we missed that spark of excitement that had defined our early days together. So …
My Life with ADHD and Anxiety: A Surprising Success Story
“Examine the labels you apply to yourself. Every label is a boundary or limit you will not let yourself cross.” ~Wayne Dyer
Living with both ADHD and anxiety feels like trying to navigate life with your mind constantly racing in a thousand directions at once. Itâs frustrating and exhausting, and, at times, it feels like success is out of reach.
But hereâs the truth: success is possible. Even when it feels like your brain is working against you, with the right strategies and support, you can thrive.
As a nurse practitioner who has lived with undiagnosed ADHD and anxiety for …
Breaking Free from Resentment: My Journey to Finding Peace
“Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.” ~Saint Augustine
For years, I was unknowingly poisoning myself in nearly every relationshipâwhether romantic, work-related, or friendships. It always followed the same pattern: Iâd form a deep attachment, throw myself into the relationship, and give endlessly, hoping that if I gave enough, theyâd appreciate and value me.
But instead, it felt like they just took and took, leaving me secretly seething with anger and frustration while I smiled on the outside.
I was doing all the runningâcouldnât they see that? Couldnât they see how hard I was trying? …
The Simple Meditation Technique That Changed My Life
âStay in the moment. The practice of staying present will heal you. Obsessing about how the future will turn out creates anxiety. Replaying broken scenarios from the past causes anger and sadness. Stay here, in this moment.â ~Sylvester McNutt
For two years, I studied and practiced meditation. I listened to podcasts, chanted mantras each morning, sat quietly while exploring my default mode network, and traversed Eastern mysticism under the guidance of a licensed clinical psychologist who taught me how to use deep diaphragmatic breathing to stimulate my vagus nerve and lower my resting heart rate. This helped me recover from …
Stop Telling Me to Forgive: Why This Isn’t Helpful
“If you force yourself into forgiveness before fully feeling and moving through the layers of anger and hurt, it wonât be a clean and true forgiveness but rather a pseudo-virtuous form of bypassing and suppression.” ~Cory Muscara
A while back, I was invited to a birthday party, and I was genuinely excited to go. But then I learned that someone I no longer associate withâa former best friendâwould also be attending. The news stopped me in my tracks.
This wasnât just an âex-friend.â She had once been one of the most important people in my life, but that changed when …
I’m Choosing to Let It Go
A quote from the 2024 calendar. Get Tiny Buddhaâs 2025 Day-to-Day calendar here!Â
Free to Shine: How I’m Rediscovering My Inner Light
âWhen a flower doesnât bloom, you fix the environment it grows in, not the flower.â ~Alexander Den Heijer
I remember the girl I used to be. Light, full of life, and constantly in motionâlike a little twirl of joy spinning through the house. There was this rhythm inside me, an effortless dance between curiosity and wonder. Iâd tap dance through the kitchen, counting how many twirls I could do before I lost my balance.
The world felt vast, endless, and open. I didnât just see beauty in big, grand things. I found it in small moments and delicate objects, like …
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