First impressions matter. When first meeting somebody, their first impression of you usually sets up how they view you from that moment on. With books and movies, the beginning of the story sets up the end, serving as a foundation for the entire structure of that story. First impressions set the tone. The same goes [...]
If you’re anything like me, there’s a small (or large) part of you that gets a minor bad taste in your mouth at the idea of rules. It’s comparable to a mental stiff arm. This is completely understandable. I grew up as a kid who loved the rush of adrenaline when “breaking” rules, and some [...]
Sacrifice your current self for your future self This goes against the most quoted life advice sentence on the internet right now: “live in the moment”. I’ll preface this by saying this isn’t bad advice at all, it just needs elaboration. There’s nothing wrong with trying to reduce the amount of time you dwell on [...]
It seems as if we have a tendency to gravitate towards unconscious behavior. Of course, the amount of time you spend in this realm is equally congruent to your individual level of consciousness. It’s as if this is your brain’s way of keeping you with the safe, known world, since more consciousness translates into more [...]
Life is about balance. Not just physical balance; although important, this barely scrapes the surface. In a sense, much of your life is spent working to maintain some sort of balance in some aspect of your reality. We all know what it feels like to be out of balance, since none of us have had [...]
We're all getting older. No matter who you are, where you live, what you believe in, it's happening whether you like it or not. You're already older now than you were when you started this article. Since we can't stop the hands of time, what we can do something about is how we age. We're [...]
Speech can be one of our most powerful tools, or strongest weapons. It can make two people fall in love. It can rip that same couple to shreds 20 years later resulting in a messy divorce. It can unite conflicting parties to terms of peace and understanding, or it can bring nations to the brink [...]
The word "meditation" can paint many different pictures. You may imagine it as something only reserved for monks or ascetics, or followers of a certain religion. On the contrary, you may already be aware that meditation is the fastest growing health trend in the West. With it's wide array of benefits that provide the perfect [...]
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