Ever noticed how you talk to yourself sometimes? Is it positive self-talk or negative pull-me-downs? Isn’t it strange how we think twice before saying something to a stranger or family or friend, and yet, when it comes to ourselves, we ignore the filter and let ourselves have it – raw, mean, and quite often unkind? We seem to enjoy beating…
I begin each day with gratitude when I light my lamp in the morning, just before I have the coffee and breakfast going. Today, I am grateful for these three things. Grateful that living healthy is a joyful journey This morning, as I cleaned the curry leaves after stripping them from the stalks, I was filled with gratitude to my mom…
As humans, we are wired with emotional hot buttons or emotional triggers. One moment we are fine – then someone says something or something happens to push that hot button, bringing an intense emotional reaction. We become upset. We’re thrown off balance. We are unable to think or act irrationally. Not surprisingly, these reactions may be way out of proportion…
How we make use of our time can mean the difference between happy and unhappy. I’d say time management determines success and failure, but you know what I mean. I’ve found that regret over losing time is one of the worst things to live with. I’ve come up with my own easy time management exercises to help me avoid that…
When it comes to managing our daily schedules, many of us become worrywarts over time. The suggestion of taking a lifestyle break seems ridiculous. It is only natural, especially if we have made chasing to-do lists our life goal for some years now. We’re plagued with questions like: Have we been productive enough today, or this week? What happens if…