Tag: feelings
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Unexpected Change
Have you ever experienced unexpected change? Life appears to be going seemingly well but then all of a sudden, you’re hit with unexpected changes that force you to readjust your life. Change can hit us when we least expect it. It can be destabilising. It may require you to adjust, reorder and shift your life in ways that…
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It’s been a minute: Life update and finding my ground again.
Hey guys, It’s been a minute since I’ve written a blog post here, more than two years to be exact. I have missed sharing my reflections, reading your blog posts and engaging in meaningful dialogue. I’m so happy to be back. I missed this space so much! Lately, I’ve been feeling a strong urge to…
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The pressure of being in your 20’s
Long are the years where your 20s were the age for you to discover who you are and want you want to make of your life. the age of social media there’s pressure to have your life together- financially, materially, physically so that you can grace the ages of your 30s and finally settle down.…
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Benefits of being Vulnerable
Have you ever opened up to someone only to have your trust broken? When you’ve experienced being hurt by someone you trusted, it can be difficult to allow yourself to be vulnerable again. To protect ourselves from being hurt, we may end up putting up a wall to guide our hearts. “Vulnerability is not winning…
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Side Effects of Avoiding Negative Emotions
Do you typically avoid negative emotions or embrace them? Embracing your feelings is a good thing. It helps you to build a healthy relationship with yourself by validating and allowing yourself to feel. Of course, not every feeling needs to be acted upon especially if you find yourself repeating unhealthy behaviours. However, avoiding any negative…
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Embrace
New decade mantra: Instead of resisting, we are learning to embrace. We are no longer allowing disappointment to stop us from living the life we truly desire. We use our pain as fuel to live our highest, grandest life possible. We understand that life comes in seasons and instead of resisting change, we embrace it.…
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Surrender.
Sometimes we want a situation to go a certain way but life often has its own plans. Sometimes we need to let go and allow the powers above to reconstruct our lives. You may not understand the current turmoil you are experiencing but eventually you will. Trust that there’s work being done to restructure your…
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How to Cope with a Friendship Breakup
Have you ever drifted apart from a friend? They say some friends are for seasons but there are certain friendships that we thought would last forever. When I was younger, I used to visualize me and my friends raising our kids together, exploring the world and seeing each other reach the height of our success…
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The Gratitude Journal: August 19’
Happy August, For this month’s gratitude topic, I want to talk about uncertainty! When we are uncertain about a decision we need to make, it can make us feel stuck and unsettled. The fear of missing out or potentially making the wrong decision can be very daunting. We all feel uncertain at times and somehow…