What are you grateful for today? What are you grateful for in your life? Some people are so focused on the next goal they want to achieve or the bad day they just had, that they overlook the things in their lives that are working great, that make them and their lives special and also overlook the seemingly smaller things in everyday life that are precious and noteworthy. Sometimes we do not find it in ourselves to be happy on every…
What can you do for yourself today? What would make you happy? Sometimes life gets very busy and you might even feel guilty to take some “me” time or it seems wrong to choose to be alone for an hour or two and just do your thing. It is often in the times that we would need it most, that it seems impossible to make time for yourself. But I actually think that everyone benefits from a time out that you claim…
Some people seem to be happy all the time. They are really optimistic and positive. The negativity that often spreads around us does not seem to affect them and they seem more content with themselves and the world. So how do they do it? How can you too become a glass half full kind of person? I want to share eight tips with you on how to be more positive. Surround yourself with positive people This is something that might be a…
Even if you do not have an entire day or evening to relax, there is often a possibility to find a moment to unwind and let go of all the stress you are feeling. Looking for a smaller time window is often easier and you can even schedule in a break, if your free time is limited. Just make relaxation a priority especially in times when you have the least time for yourself. Even with a huge to-do list in…
Communication is key when it comes to all of our relationships. Only when we learn to really communicate with others, we can understand them better and learn from our relationships. Our brain is a social organ and only the interaction with others enables us to really thrive as social beings and grow on a personal level. We communicate in a variety of different ways. What I want to focus on here is mostly our verbal communication in person and the body…
We make thousands of decisions every day, without even thinking about it anymore. But there are also those decisions we struggle with a lot. Here are some tips on how to make better decisions: 1. Initial response What were your initial thoughts and emotions when confronted with the problem? Usually first ideas and feelings that pop into our heads are very useful, because in a matter of a few seconds we have already formed a first response. Instead of acting on it…
We are all afraid of something. Whether it is a real or imagined threat or the fear is justified or not, you need to acknowledge it is there and rationalize it in your head. Our fears tell us a lot about ourselves, and we can use our fears to our advantage. What we cannot do is completely give in to our fears and get scared of life itself. Because if we let our fears rule our life, we cannot enjoy life, be…
It can be really tough to motivate yourself to do any kind of household chores when your week has been extra stressful. When you don’t want to clean, but it has to be done, you really need to give yourself an internal pep talk. We all know that the house cleaning has to be done on a regular basis.So whatever the reasons are that you don’t want to clean or you don’t want to start cleaning and you procrastinate it again, it all…
Everyone has been through it, nearly everyone knows one or has one in their closer environment. Some people just seem to be impossible to get along with. It may be because they spread negativity or they are really exhausting others with their behaviors, or some of them are just plain rude and cannot be trusted because they start drama wherever they go. No matter what the reason is, chances are when you read this article you have someone in your personal life or…
Sometimes life can be pretty stressful. We rush through our days and make tons of decisions on a daily basis that affect our lives and well-being. Especially for those on a budget, grocery shopping can be another source of problems. Whether you buy unhealthy foods, think you cannot afford the good stuff; you overspend on groceries at the beginning of the month and have not much left to buy food in the last days; or you impulse buy fast food -there is a…
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