Healthy Mind
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Your Fear of Judgment Is a Crime Against Yourself
The fear of being judged is like a loyal companion who needs to eff off. It makes you doubt your self-worth, hide your true self, and encourages you to post selfies from your invisible cage. (Your slogan T-shirt is not fooling anyone.) But what is a fear of judgment really? My take: It’s your refusal to stand up for yourself. Like really stand up for yourself. Whole and soul. There are parts of you that you’re not owning. And to me that seems like a betrayal of the self. Dissect your fear of judgment What about those little things that define you? What about your relationships? What about the times…
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30 Days, 30 Truths: How Journaling Unlocked a Month of Breakthroughs For Me
Dec 16, 2023 was a memorable day for me. Apple launched a certain iOS update which, after installing, I found had delivered a new app on my iPhone home screen. Journal. I had been meaning to give journaling a try for some time. Now with the black and lavender app, in which I could start writing with a tap of a finger, it was like the universe had rolled the red carpet out for me. I made my first journal that day, and at the time of writing this on Jan 17, 2024 I’m still journaling. I haven’t missed a day. As someone who had never journaled before on a…
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5 Big Mindset Shifts For a Rocking 2024
This past year has taught me a lot. Especially in the final quarter, the lessons have flown in fast and furious. I’ve been upgrading my skills and acquiring new ones to change the trajectory of life. The biggest change, however, has been in my mindset. I’ve gotten a taste of what it will take to actually achieve my goals in the coming year and the big changes I’ll need to implement to make this vision a reality. Here are some of the biggest mindset shifts I’m working on to make 2024 the most productive year of my life yet. Showing up regardless of how I feel “Listen to your heart…
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Heart Meditation. To Live Freely and Love Deeply
What is heart meditation? It is to meditate on the heart, from the heart. Our hearts do so much for us. The heart is the first organ to come to life and once it starts beating, it doesn’t stop until the end. Heartache, heartbreak, heartwarming, heartfelt, hearty – we have so many adjectives that describe the extent to which we rely on this organ to live a full life. But can you live a happy life with a miserable heart? As children, we start with a fresh slate. A heart full of joy, ready to receive and give love. Over time, however, life starts to weigh us down. Sorrow, resentment,…
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This One Question is Doing Wonders For My Mental Health
I react too much. I stress out easily. I feel emotions with great intensity. I’m also quick-tempered and can be unforgiving. All of which has wreaked havoc on my mental health. When I’m having a heightened reaction, emotions colour my ability to see. Everything seems worse. And pointless. And there it goes again, a gradual slide into depression. To break that chain, I now ask myself this one simple question when I’m consumed by the power of my own emotions: Is the thing that has me so distressed really that bad, or is it my way of processing it that is leading to the distress? And just like that, my…
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Depression is Many Things, but Primarily a Lack of Self Love
Depression is defined as a “common but serious mood disorder”, a “serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act”, or “a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person’s thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being” There are several other definitions. The symptoms of depression are wide-ranging – from a lack of appetite (or overeating) to sleeplessness (or oversleeping) to withdrawal from day to day activities (or going into overdrive). These well-meaning definitions give us an idea about the condition of depression. But they nowhere near capture the essence of it. Drama, heartache, despair, hopelessness, numbness The…
