Our language reflects our thoughts and our thoughts and words shape our future experiences. Grateful people use words like gifts, blessed, fortunate and blessings whereas less grateful people are more inclined towards words like burdens, deprivation and complaints. However, it is possible to shift our mindset and incline it towards positive emotions and move from self-critical talk to one that is supportive and nourishing.
When you treat yourself with respect and even love, you will find that you have a sense of peace of being truly present to your own life. You will treat yourself the way you treat your children or loved ones- with love, kindness and respect.
Time is our most precious commodity. However, many of us go through life feeling starved of it. Many people I interact with personally and professionally struggle daily and feel that that they do not have enough time in the world to get things done.
We often overlook the fact that what affects one is bound to affect us all even if we are on the other side of the earth. Also, as human beings we are hardwired to naturally live our lives wanting to connect with others, to be loved and to belong. Indeed, we are hardwired for connection. It is what gives us our lives meaning and purpose and makes us feel safe and secure.
We are taught in schools about intelligence and knowledge. But we are rarely taught about the type of intelligence that we need to develop to navigate through life and connect with other human beings in the most effective manner- emotional intelligence. This is an extremely important skill that is often overlooked.
Our fast paced lives do not allow us to slow down and relish the pleasures of every day life. It is not conducive to noticing and enjoying the simple joys that are present in our lives only if we pay attention to them. Also, it is really easy to think nowadays in terms of – Who am I to enjoy when others are suffering?
What I find is that most people struggle to let go of a need to control what they really cannot and this makes them miserable. Letting go does not mean losing the knowledge we have gained from the past. The knowledge of the past stays with us. You simply choose to let go of what does not serve you so that you can focus on what really matters.
“Our life is what our thoughts make it” – Marcus Aurelius, philosopher In many ways, the life that we all…
By paying attention to what our bodies are trying to tell us (without judgement), we can learn much more than we can ever imagine- indeed, the messages and the mysteries that it holds can be life saving. Unfortunately, most modern societies do not really encourage this.
In times of uncertainty and chaos, it becomes very easy for us to comfort ourselves using food. We all do it from time to time especially when we are in need of comfort. However, it becomes an issue only if we are unaware of this and stuffing ourselves with food becomes our default coping mechanism.