Posts tagged with “wisdom”
How To Make Yourself Stronger When Facing Health Challenges
āTheĀ beautiful thing about setbacksĀ is they introduce us to our strengths.ā ~RobinĀ S.Ā Sharma
This has been the worst year of my life. Financial stress. Relationship problems. Being separated from my family because of the pandemic. Mentally Iām a mess. I thought I had hit rock bottom. But the worst was yet to come.
I had been ignoring health issues for years and finally dragged myself in for an ultrasound. I already knew I had a fibroid and had booked the ultrasound to check on it. However, as the sonographer explained, I now had innumerable fibroids. They had taken …
Where Are You Right Now? The Importance of Living in the Present
āThe more you are focused on timeāpast and futureāthe more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.ā ~Eckhart Tolle
Where are you right now?
Maybe you are at your desk, scrolling through emails, trying to put off the morningās work in hopes that it will go away if you donāt acknowledge it.
Maybe you are in your favorite chair with a cup of cheap coffee, enjoying the final moments of morning light.
Maybe you are walking through your school or office building trying to hurriedly read this from your phone before you bump into someone.
Wherever you …
How Shifting Your Attention Can Be the Cure for Anxiety
āAnxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with itājust as we have learned to live with storms.ā ~Paulo Coelho
āAm I focusing too much on my anxiety?ā
This very question weighed heavily on my mind as I found myself in yet another bout of anxiety. I was playing professional baseball at the time, and I just couldnāt seem to free myself from the constant and unending worrisome thoughts racing through my head.
A lot of these thoughts centered around how …
Toxic Masculinity and the Harmful Standards We’re All Expected to Meet
Recently I woke up uncharacteristically early for a Saturday to meet a friend and her baby for coffee. I am embarrassed to say that by āuncharacteristically earlyā I mean 8:30am, which is not that early. I get it.
As I walked by two chipper twenty-something-year-old girls in skintight leggings either in route to or on their way back from a workout class, I found my mind reeling.
Why is it that I see so many more women in New York City whenever I wake up early on the weekends? Why do they seem so much more productive than men?
I …
How I Stopped Worrying All the Time and Started Feeling Good About Life
āWe donāt see things as they are. We see things as we are.ā ~Anais Nin
When I was young, I used to stare out into the big, blue sky and ask, āIs this really the right place?ā āDid they drop me off on the wrong planet?ā I wondered.
It felt like I didnāt fit in or belong. Things seemed so much easier for others. They moved forward with ease even when something was painful, while I felt an arrow pierce my heart every time a loved one was in pain, or a difficult situation arose.
When I looked around, I …
The Areas of Our Lives We Need to Balance to Find Peace and Contentment
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” ~Thomas Merton
Balance is everything and is really what we are striving to find in life. Balancing work and play. Balancing food and exercise. Balancing a social life and solitude. Balancing being and doing. Finding balance is finding freedom.
Once I was truly able to comprehend this it was a game changer on my healing journey. Any suffering you experience in life can be attributed to a lack of balance.
What is balance? The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu speaks of The Dao, which …
A Natural Approach to Mental Health: How to Reduce Anxiety Through Gardening
āWhen the world feels like an emotional roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Do the dishes. Fold the laundry. Water the plants. Simplicity attracts wisdom.ā ~Unknown
Iāve suffered from anxiety since my childhood, but it was only seven years ago that I was formally diagnosed.
My symptoms began to get worse after my long-term relationship ended and I felt like my world had collapsed around me.
I was suffering from extreme fatigue, having trouble concentrating, not sleeping well, and I was constantly worrying.
Over the next couple of years my mental health continued to deteriorate, and I had trouble …
No One Starts Off at Their Best ā Why We Need to Keep Going Anyway
āOthers have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.ā ~Pablo Picasso
This article is about the day I realized Picasso wasnāt born Picasso.
If youāre already opening Google to find what his name was at birth, Iāll save you the typing and tell you hereā¦
He was born Pablo Ruiz Picasso. (His baptized name is wayyyy longer, but you get the point.)
Okay, so he was always a Picasso.
But he wasnāt always the Picasso.
Let me explain by rewinding a few years backā¦
I was in Spain for one of …
The Benefits of Solitude and How to Get the Most from Your Alone Time
āUnderstand that healing and growing can distance you from people who you once had a bond with, and it can also bring you closer to those who will heal and grow with you. The time in between can be difficult, but there is so much to learn in solitude.ā ~ @themoontarot
There have been many occasions in my life where Iāve felt lonely. Some of these times I remember as incredibly painful; other times, Iāve relished in my solitude.
During some periods, Iāve even forced myself into seclusion, which comes easily to me as an introvert.
One thing all of …
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