Don’t You Know That It’s Toxic?
Recently, I made a major discovery in regards to my health. Many foods that I enjoy have been poisoning me thanks to a very common allergy. Unfortunately, it’s an ingredient that’s in pretty much everything; so, my main task in life now is primarily reading nutrition labels. It’s unbelievable just how easily you can get […]
That Solemn Privilege
It was a beautiful moment that came too soon and was gone too soon. Four years on, I lay wondering how else it could have went. Heaven sent blessings rained down in a torrent, but I couldn’t see them at the time for the dark clouds. At once I had my happy camper, but also […]
What Must Be Laid Bare
When we are young, do we really know who our heroes are? Our innocence shields us from the truth of sin; we don’t yet fathom the subterfuge of what is today commonly called “adulting”. So much of what we learn as kids turns out to be hollow promises and flat out lies. I often lay […]
How to Deal with Difficult Thoughts: Mapping the Unconscious Mind
Constantly, I wonder about my motivations for writing. It’s when I reach these crossroads about my intentions that I find myself dealing with difficult thoughts to express or articulate. I find myself asking questions that I don’t feel qualified to try and answer in any sort of meaningful way. In the past, I’d retreat to […]
How Do You Find Your Essential Purpose?
Finding our purpose in Life is something every one of us strives to do. It seems only a tiny fraction of us ever find that purpose, though. But, it really shouldn’t be that way. More recently, I’ve been looking for what I like to call an “essential purpose.” All of us have an essential purpose […]
Self-Reflection Goes Beyond The Mirror
Self-Reflection is a major key to mastering self-improvement. By continually journaling and meditating over your daily successes and failures, you gain the ability to better recognize the areas in which you need the most improving. It takes constant effort to grow a little bit in each area every day. If you don’t self-reflect, you aren’t […]
Self-Forgiveness and Regret
Self-Forgiveness is something I honestly suck at. Most of us suck at forgiving ourselves for our mistakes. Even if we learn from our mistakes, regret is a powerful emotion that continues to drain far too many of us far too often. There’s a reason why regret is so powerful. It exists so we feel compelled […]
Self-Expression is a Human Duty
Learning how to express one’s self is a human duty. I’ve long believed that it’s the duty of every human being to express one’s self in some meaningful way. Self-expression can take many forms, including through music, clothing, dance, or some other hobby. But, Self-Expression doesn’t have to come through writing or traditional art forms. […]
Understanding and Working on Self-Awareness
Self-Awareness is the ability to be aware of how and why you make particular choices in response to certain things. Learn your triggers and learn how to better react to certain situations or how to not react to them at all. You may not necessarily learn how to prevent whatever those triggers are, but instead […]
How to Overcome the Power of Distraction in Our Daily Lives
The power of distraction in our daily lives is quite incredible. More types of media vie for our attention seemingly every day. Now, the possibility of distraction from what we should actually be doing is growing rapidly. More than ever, our attention spans are shrinking to the point where we can find ourselves jumping from […]