Rain has always been the thread sewing my experiences together. It’s been present in every country I’ve visited, a peaceful constant in a world of diversity. I’ve always taken comfort in knowing…
Lifestyle
Our thoughts and emotions need active management – they don’t manage themselves. In the same way that we physically need daily food, water, fresh air and moderate exercise, we have emotional and…
A red flag friend is someone who doesn’t make you feel good when you’re around them – but you still spend time with them anyway. You make plans with them and dread it. Sometimes red flag friends can seem cool at first, but those little red flags start popping up very quickly in every conversation, text or night out.
We can learn to manage our thoughts in effective and healthy ways, which includes observing them, honoring them, altering them, or completely re-vamping them where necessary. We will never rid ourselves of…
We feel to live just as much as we eat to live, yet can you imagine never learning anything at all about food, denying the existence of food, withholding food, resenting food, fighting or repressing food,…
Let’s be clear – self-care is not “selfish”. Self-care is wise and necessary. After all, we can’t “pour from an empty cup” or “drink from an empty well”. As the old adage…
Every emotion has purpose and value. Our feelings are guideposts, showing us who we are, what we feel is important, what we need. We feel what we feel for good reasons. It’s…