Every change begins with one simple step. When I think of what my life and levels of happiness and fulfillment were like years ago, and I then see where they are now and how much joy I get out of life, I know that a lot of change went into it. The thing is though, it wasn’t a one, big, drastic change at all. They were all small ways, habits and new patterns that improved and simplified my life. To…
One of the things that instantly puts me in a good mood every single morning, is the sunshine that creeps up into the bedroom through the blinds. Coincidentally, leaving my blinds slightly opened and allowing that sunshine to enter the room as the Sun rises, is one of the ways I trick myself into getting out of bed early. I do have to say though, that most days during the week, my day starts before the sun rises. Then, of…
Feeling stuck is confusing. Sometimes it feels like you’ve chosen the wrong road. Other times it feels almost as if your life doesn’t really feel like “yours” anymore. Suddenly, things get a little quiet. You might not know what your next step should be. You don’t know where to start- you might not even know where you’re going. It happens to pretty much all of us and it’s just a part of life. It’s also a feeling that eventually passes, but it…
Not. Good. Enough. If my life had a theme song, that would be the title. I’m not exactly sure where my desire for that constant perfection came from, but it was here, for as long as I can remember. Actually, I’m not entirely sure if it’s so much of a desire to be perfect, as it is a paralyzing fear of failure. It doesn’t matter if I’m cooking, cleaning, working, blogging, exercising- I’ve always felt the need for everything to…
4 Mental Habits that Steal Happiness Ask any group of people what their main goal in life is and chances are they’ll tell you it’s happiness. Ask them to define happiness, and they’ll probably all give you different answers. “Happiness” is something we say we want, simply because we have no easier way to describe all of our goals, dreams, and plans. We want things to go good, we want things to go smoothly. Happiness is also something that we’re…