How Introverts Can Create More Joy Right Now
There are still limitations to what we can plan and do, but it is possible to create things to look forward to. Sometimes the smallest things can bring us the greatest joy.
There are still limitations to what we can plan and do, but it is possible to create things to look forward to. Sometimes the smallest things can bring us the greatest joy.
How do you want 2020 to be different? We tend to focus on external goals at the start of each new year, but internal goals have the power to transform your world from the inside out. This feels even more important this year, because we're also at the start of a new decade. Here are six keys to unlock what you need to get started.
Gratitude is the fastest way to shift us out of a bad mood, it’s the most effective method to quiet our inner critic’s damaging messages, and it genuinely makes us happier. Here are three ways to begin developing a gratitude practice that will transform your life on every level.
How often do you worry about what others are thinking after you say or do something? How many times have you felt like you had to prove yourself to someone else, or play bigger—or smaller—because of the way they are showing up?
The one constant in life used to be change. During the past few months, we've added another unwelcome constant: uncertainty. And while striving to straighten out life’s curveballs is futile, we can learn strategies to hit them out of the park no matter what their speed or velocity.
This shift in our focus can help us become fully present more often. It can give us the control that we’re striving for when we’re living in the uncertain, uncontrollable future, instead of the present moment.
Life has a tendency to keep us in a challenging situation until it teaches us what we’re supposed to know.
It’s so hard to trust without understanding why things happen the way they do. As someone who is constantly seeking understanding to untangle difficult emotions, thoughts, and circumstances in my mind, it feels like surrendering the key to acceptance. But that's exactly the point.
It's become more important than ever to find ways to reset before we're exhausted, rundown, and nearing burnout. Here are the three biggest reasons to make self-care a priority.
Take a moment to think about what you really want out of life. Pay attention to what rises to the surface of your mind. Now tell me, when is the last time you even asked yourself this question? Read on for four ways to finally begin creating the life you want.