Being single can be tough, especially fresh out of relationship. The last time a relationship ended for me, I was dealing with recovering from that relationship and not looking forward to being single again. Relationships typically end because they were unhealthy or something was not right in that relationship. Count yourself lucky and fortunate to…

Today started out great for me in a strange way. I ended up having an unexpected pleasant conversation with a complete stranger on the phone, specifically a customer sales representative who was managing a query regarding my bill. He ended up opening a bit about his life and we ended up having a lengthy conversation…

Space is something that people request from us at times. Perhaps a friend asks for space after getting into a huge fight. Maybe your partner requests space so that they can focus on recharging themselves or figure something out on their own. Wanting space is actually a pretty normal need. Almost everyone needs space in…

You are the people that you choose to spend time with. Although this quote should not be taken completely literally, it is true that the people you surround yourself with have tremendous power over your life. Recently I went back to visit my hometown in the States for 5 weeks. I have friends in the…

Although this might be a bit of a morbid subject, death is an inevitable part of life. All of us will encounter the deaths of loved ones at some point in our lives. This post was partially inspired by the death of two people I’ve worked with in the past. Both of them were quite…

Many of us can relate to the feeling of our life not being successful or working out the way we planned. Even when we are accomplishing so much, there’s still that fear that maybe this is it, this is all you can accomplish or that you haven’t yet succeeded in life. Some of us blame…

Love from another person doesn’t make us whole. Strong relationships come from two whole people coming together to build an even happier life together. Self-love is always something we can be developing, regardless of whether we are in a relationship or not. Ideally you would want to enter a relationship with self-love, but even if…

Unrequited love is one of the worst feelings that we can experience. My first experience with this awful feeling was with a classmate from high school. I adored him from afar but was too shy and scared to profess my feelings that I liked him. This pattern continued over the years with a couple of…

Each of us is granted 24 hours a day. No matter who you are, you are given the same number of hours to accomplish anything you want to do as anyone else in this world. Who you are is mainly defined by what you can do in each day. Your thoughts and beliefs are important,…

You might be reading the title of this article and wondering am I crazy. How can something as painful as heartbreak be good for you? When heartbroken, which literally feels like your heart is being torn apart, your thoughts might be focusing on how to make the pain go away rather than understanding how heartbreak…