Who knew that putting yourself first could feel so hard? For most of my life I struggled with putting myself first. I would feel really guilty about saying no to someone or would feel like I always had to go above and beyond when I helped someone. In general, I got into the habit of…

Life can get confusing at times. Sometimes we feel stuck and want a change in our lives but are unsure about how to get unstuck. Unfortunately many of us can be prone to wanting life to be different but feeling unable to do anything about it. You might want things to change now but don’t…

The decision to act on our initial feelings or to actually sit back and think things through is a tough one. The majority of our actions are dictated by instinctual reactions. Even if you are an over-thinker, you likely followed your gut instincts when it comes to choosing the type of partner you are attracted…

I’m sure all of us can think of at least one person who just seems so lucky and has everything working out great for them. Luck can often seem supernatural and completely out of our hands. That logic is thankfully not the reality. Sometimes luck just seems to hit randomly but in the long-term you…

Earlier today I was feeling unwell at work and decided to take a sick day. Yesterday I had also injured my knee while running so I wasn’t the most graceful when walking today. As I was getting off the escalator, I accidently stepped on a man’s shoe and he tripped just slightly. He stared at…

Before I even heard of minimalism, I’ve always been a minimalist. I am grateful for my upbringing for being able to live a simple, easy and enjoyable life. Growing up, I was never given much stuff and as the youngest child in a large family, I often got the hand me downs from my siblings….

A few years ago I had went on an amazing volunteer trip to the Philippines. The trip was amazing for a myriad of reasons, but one of the reasons was the fact that I had time away from everything to really think about what I wanted for my life presently. Part of that questioning was…

Pushing through to achieve anything is tough. For the past few months I’ve been pushing myself to train for a marathon and martial arts grading and it has been anything but easy. I’ve had to work through some negative thinking and figure out what works for my body and what doesn’t. Since this has been…

Forgiving ourselves can be difficult for a variety of reasons. Many of us have made mistakes throughout our lives. Some of these mistakes can haunt us for years. Other mistakes are repetitive. The mistakes keep happening with the same person or with different people at different stages in our lives. Below are some common scenarios…

Life can be tough at times and doesn’t always go the way we plan it too. People can disappoint us and situations can be all out frustrating. Complaining is a common method we all use to cope with these difficult frustrations. The act of complaining can seem so normal that we may not even notice…