Lucid dreaming is simply the ability to know that you are dreaming when you are dreaming. Once one realizes that they are in a dream, he/she can explore and even manipulate aspects of the dream. Usually the realization of dreaming comes with some sort of trigger. Maybe you’re dreaming that you’re on a paradise island, […]
Mind
Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Your Hardships
It may feel like everything is going bad for you. Like nothing is going your way and there’s not room for improvement. There could be a lot of negative thoughts and emotions stirring within you. It’s very important to realize that those thoughts are lies that you’re telling yourself. After the end of any rain […]
Mind
What it Means to People Please and How to Stop
I don’t think the people who know me would call me a people pleaser, but I can definitely see it as a quality of others and how ingenuine it is say yes to just about everything. I look at people say yes to a request at the sacrifice of their own happiness. Watching it hurts […]
Mind
The Difference Between Striving for Excellence and Perfection
There’s a bit of confusion when it comes to striving for excellence and striving for perfection. Perfection is unattainable. Striving for perfection keeps you parallel from not doing anything because everything done is going to have some fault in it. Striving for excellence means having higher standards. Higher standards come with the territory of continual […]
Mind
Embracing Fear Can Make You Happier
In this article, I’m going to tell you to do something that may seem oxymoronic. It’s something that I’m struggling to do myself. I grew up with a lot of fear, and I’ve slowly been conquering them. One of them being my fear of water. What if I told you that some of the most […]
Mind
Being Silent Could Boost Your Brain Power
I think you read this from here, almost every time I write a new blog post. Our world is so go, go, go. We place a lot of emphasis on taking action, and if we aren’t doing something, we are doing nothing. As if nothing was a bad thing. The absence of something is very […]
Confidence
Confidence is Quiet, Insecurity is Loud
When arguing with another person, every rebuttal can feel like sweet revenge. It’s definitely the case when you feel passionate about a subject, and another person has the audacity to try to prove you wrong. It feels like you were wronged and the natural response is to fight back. Almost like we’re entitled to reply. […]
Mind
Negative Thoughts Have a Great Effect On Your Well Being
The mind is a powerful tool. You’ve probably have heard that numerous times, but never really put into perspective what that really means. Have you ever just took the time to observe your thoughts? What do you typically think about? If you do take the time to observe what you are thinking, and your thoughts […]
Body
Blame Sleep Deprivation for Your Sugar Cravings
Most who know me know that I’m working on my sleep as a part of my health habits. One of the reasons is because we tend to crave junk food if we don’t get a good amount of sleep. A study from Journal of the American Heart Association shows a link between sleep deprivation and […]
Soul
How to Develop Your Personal Authority
When it comes to authority, there are two types. You have positional authority. The example here would be your boss or an police officer. Their position in society gives them their sense of authority. Some people take this power too seriously. There are plenty of bosses who believe they can tell their subordinate to do […]
Soul
5 Love Languages in the Workplace
I’m rereading the 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, and I’ve come to the realization that we should relegate these languages to just romantic relationships. I believe they should be used for all of our relationships. As a fairly new manager, I’m finding ways to keep the people I work with happy with me and […]
Mind
Nothing is Good or Bad… It Just Is
One thing that I’m learning to do to better myself as a person is not to make my own perceptions of what is happening get in the way of what is happening. A lot of reflection that I have done (even on this blog) has to do with something that’s good or bad. I have […]